Bussey

Defendants appeal from the judgment against them for the balance due on a promissory note. In the unpublished portion of this opinion, we conclude that the trial court properly rejected defendants’ claim of usury and therefore affirm the judgment. Plaintiffs appeal from the post-judgment order for attorney’s fees and costs, which made virtually no allowance for any of the disbursements of plaintiffs’ counsel in connection with the case. In the published portion of this opinion, we hold that such disbursements are allowable as attorney’s fees to the prevailing party on a contract providing for payment of attorney’s fees and costs, if they represent expenses ordinarily billed to a client and are not included in the overhead component of counsel’s hourly rate. Accordingly, we reverse the postjudgment order in part and remand for a new determination of plaintiffs’ attorney’s fees.

I. Factual and Procedural Background on Usury Issue*

II. Discussion

A. Usury

B. Attorney’s Fees

Plaintiffs appeal from the postjudgment order fixing their attorney’s fees and costs, contending that the trial court erred when it declined to award all but $200 of the $11,103.41 disbursed by their…