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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

de la Cuesta v. Benham, 193 Cal. App. 4th 1287 (2011)

Citation
de la Cuesta v. Benham, 193 Cal. App. 4th 1287 (2011)
Parent Document
de la Cuesta v. Benham, 193 Cal. App. 4th 1287 (2011)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
2011-03-29

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Under the rule of stare decisis, the governing case for “prevailing party” determinations under section 1717 of the Civil Code2 is Hsu v. Abbara (1995) 9 Cal.4th 863 [39 Cal.Rptr.2d 824, 891 P.2d 804] (Hsu), with some additional light thrown on the subject by Scott Co. v.'Blount, Inc. (1999) 20 Cal.4th 1103, 1109 [86 Cal.Rptr.2d 614, 979 P.2d 974] (Scott).3