Kling

Kling v. Gustason

Good Law
103 Cal. App. 575·1930 Cal. App. LEXIS 947·284 P. 1065
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJanuary 30, 1930Docket No. 5530.California289 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Burnell, J.

Respondent moves this court to recall the remittitur issued herein on part reversal of the judgment ( 101 Cal. App. 58 [ 281 Pac. 407 ]) and to issue another remittitur in its place, omitting therefrom the words "appellant to recover costs on appeal.”

The action was one for attorney’s fees, the defendant responding thereto by a pleading referred to by the parties both as a cross-complaint and a counterclaim—and to which the plaintiff interposed an answer—seeking to recover damages for alleged negligence of the plaintiff as an attorney in the handling of various matters for the defendant. On the issues tendered by the counterclaim and the answer thereto the court below failed to make any findings. As to the award of attorney’s fees the judgment was affirmed on appeal, as modified, however, by the deduction therefrom of interest erroneously allowed and a small sum representing a mistake in addition. The reversal was based upon the failure of the court below to find upon the issue as to plaintiff’s alleged negligence and the damage claimed to have been suffered by defendant therefrom.

The fact that the error as to amount of the award of attorney’s fees might have been corrected in…

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