Hawkins v. Diel, 166 Wash. App. 1 (2011)

Citation: Hawkins v. Diel, 166 Wash. App. 1 (2011)
Parent Document: Hawkins v. Diel, 166 Wash. App. 1 (2011)
Jurisdiction: Washington (state)
Effective Date: 2011-11-18
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4950936/hawkins-v-diel/ ↗

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¶18 Under RCW 4.84.330, “prevailing party” means the party in whose favor the court rendered final judgment. Riss v. Angel, 131 Wn.2d 612, 633, 934 P.2d 669 (1997); Marassi v. Lau, 71 Wn. App. 912, 859 P.2d 605 (1993), abrogated on other grounds by Wachovia, 165 Wn.2d 481. A defendant who successfully defends may be a prevailing party. Marine Enters., Inc. v. Sec. Pac. Trading Corp., 50 Wn. App. 768, 772, 750 P.2d 1290, review denied, 111 Wn.2d 1013 (1988). If neither party wholly prevails, then the party that substantially prevails on its claims is the prevailing party. Transpac Dev., Inc. v. Young Suk Oh, 132 Wn. App. 212, 217-19, 130 P.3d 892 (2006). The substantially prevailing party need not prevail on his or her entire claim. See Silverdale Hotel Assocs. v. Lomas & Nettleton Co., 36 Wn. App. 762, 774, 677 P.2d 773, review denied, 101 Wn.2d 1021 (1984). When both parties prevail on a major issue, there may be no prevailing party for attorney fee purposes. Phillips Bldg. Co. v. An, 81 Wn. App. 696, 702, 915 P.2d 1146 (1996).

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