Can a prejudgment order denying a motion for attorney fees be appealed?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Christie v. Ridge, 2d Civ. No. B259189 (Cal. App. 2019):
Although a prejudgment order denying a motion for attorney fees is not appealable (Meyers v. Guarantee Sav. & Loan Assn. (1978) 79 Cal.App.3d 307, 313), appellate courts typically will treat an appeal from the prejudgment order as being taken from the subsequently entered final judgment. ( 904.1, subd. (a)(1); see Grant v. List & Lathrop (1992) 2 Cal.App.4th 993, 997.) The problem here is that appellants appealed neither the minute
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