LAKE v. PURNELL

No. 32435.

153 P.3d 1164 (2007)

Leslie LAKE and Diane Lake, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. Shana PURNELL, James Purnell, Wendy Purnell, and Does I-IV, unknown parties, Defendants-Appellants. Leslie Lake and Diane Lake, husband and wife as guardians for Justin Lake and Allison Lake, minor children, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. Shana Purnell, James Purnell, Wendy Purnell, and Does I-IV, unknown parties, Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Idaho, Boise, February 2007 Term.

February 21, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Saetrum Law Offices, Boise, for appellants.

Johnson & Lundgreen, Boise, for respondents.


EISMANN, Justice.

This is an appeal challenging the reasonableness of the award of attorney fees made to the prevailing plaintiffs in an action resolved under the Small Lawsuit Resolution Act. The defendants contend that the district court erred in awarding attorney fees in an amount equivalent to plaintiffs' counsel's contingent fee, especially where the case was resolved under the Small Lawsuit Resolution Act and plaintiffs' counsel did not keep records of his time...

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