Carp Property v. Corona CA2/6

DISCUSSION

Standard of Review We review the order awarding Corona attorney’s fees for abuse of discretion, reversing only if “the award shocks the conscience or is not supported by the evidence. [Citations.]” (Jones v. Union Bank of California (2005) 127 Cal.App.4th 542, 549-550; Akins v. Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co. (2000) 79 Cal.App.4th 1127, 1134 (Akins) [“The only proper basis of reversal of the amount of an attorney fees award is if the amount

2 Civil Code, section 1717, subdivision (a) states in relevant part: “In any action on a contract, where the contract specifically provides that attorney’s fees and costs, which are incurred to enforce that contract, shall be awarded either to one of the parties or to the prevailing party, then the party who is determined to be the party prevailing on the contract, whether he or she is the party specified in the contract or not, shall be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees in addition to other costs.” All further statutory references are to the Civil Code.

3 awarded is so large or small that it shocks the conscience and suggests that passion and prejudice influenced the determination”].) The Trial Court Did Not Abuse Its Discretion…