What is the appropriate amount for attorneys' fees in a contract where the contract does not specify a specific sum?
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The following excerpt is from In re DWGK Restaurants, Inc., 94 BR 692 (Bankr. S.D. Cal. 1988):
It is well established that where a contract provides for attorneys' fees without specifying a particular sum, the amount to be awarded is in the discretion of the court. Iverson v. Spang Industries, Inc., 45 Cal. App.3d 303, 312, 119 Cal.Rptr. 399 (1975).
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