PEOPLE ex rel. DEPARTMENT OF CORPORATIONS v. SPEEDEE OIL CHANGE SYSTEMS, INC.,
Court of appeal ruling reversing trial court's award of fees to defendant as to contract claims was not a final judgment within the meaning of the attorney fee clause in franchise agreement, which provided that "the party in whose favor final judgment shall be entered shall be entitled to recover from the other reasonable attorney's fees." Court's prior judgment of nonsuit in defendant's favor, which had been affirmed on appeal and as to which supreme court denied review, was controlling judgment and thus entitled defendants to attorney fees.
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