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SOOY v. PETER

Docket No. A047652.

220 Cal.App.3d 1305 (1990)

270 Cal. Rptr. 151

CHARLES D. SOOY, Cross-complainant and Appellant, v. BRADLEY PETER, Cross-defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Three.

May 30, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Tobin & Tobin, C. Darrell Sooy and Lawrence R. Jannuzzi, for Cross-complainant and Appellant.

Morton, Lulofs & Allen, G. Geoffrey Wood, William R. Morton and Karen D. Marcus, for Cross-defendant and Respondent.

OPINION

WHITE, P.J.

In this appeal we consider whether a defendant, who has been forced to defend a lawsuit precipitated by the negligence of the plaintiff's counsel, is entitled to recover from the negligent lawyer attorney fees and costs incurred in defending the lawsuit. We conclude that the defendant is not entitled to such compensation in this case.

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