What is the test for an appeal from a judgment that awards attorney fees but does not determine the amount awarded?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Kaura v. Compass Bank, E069080 (Cal. App. 2019):

judgment awards attorney fees but does not determine the amount, the judgment is deemed to subsume the postjudgment order determining the amount awarded, and an appeal from the judgment encompasses the postjudgment order. [Citation.]' [Citations.]" (Golightly v. Molina (2014) 229 Cal.App.4th 1501, 1520, italics omitted.)

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