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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Fairchild v. Park, 109 Cal. Rptr. 2d 442 (2001)

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Fairchild v. Park, 109 Cal. Rptr. 2d 442 (2001)
Parent Document
Fairchild v. Park, 109 Cal. Rptr. 2d 442 (2001)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
2001-07-19

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As we observed in Exxess Electronixx v. Heger Realty Corp., supra, 64 Cal.App.4th 698, “the definition of ‘prevailing party’ in Civil Code section 1717 is mandatory and cannot be altered or avoided by contract.” (Id. at p. 707, citing Santisas v. Goodin (1998) 17 Cal.4th 599, 615-617 [71 Cal.Rptr.2d 830, 951 P.2d 399] (Santisas).) “Contractual provisions that conflict with the ‘prevailing party’ definition under section 1717 are void.” (Exxess Electronixx v. Heger Realty Corp., supra, 64 Cal.App.4th at p. 707, citing Santisas, supra, 17 Cal.4th at p. 617.)