Hamilton Court v. East Olympic CA2/5

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs, Hamilton Court, LLC and 3650 Olympic, LLP appeal from an order imposing attorney’s fees against them. Defendants, East Olympic, L.P. and Jack Wilder, prevailed on appeal against plaintiffs in a dispute regarding a quiet title cause of action for an easement. We issued a published decision in favor of defendants in Hamilton Court, LLC v. East Olympic, L.P. (2013) 215 Cal.App.4th 501, 505-506 (Hamilton Court). Following remittitur issuance, defendants successfully moved for attorney’s fees incurred during the trial and on appeal. We affirm the order granting defendants their attorney’s fees.

II. BACKGROUND

A. Factual and Procedural Background Prior to the Pending Appeal

The prior factual and procedural background in this case is summarized in our prior published opinion. We recite the background necessary for purposes of our appeal. East Olympic, L.P. once owned an entire city block in Los Angeles, including two parcels of adjacent real property; the Angelus (lot 35) and the Wilder (lot 36) properties. East Olympic, L.P. had a three-story building on the Angelus property. The three-story building encroached on the Wilder property lot line. The Wilder…