California Statutes

§ 1021. — 1021. (Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 377, Sec. 2.)

California § 1021.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code CCPCode of Civil Procedure - CCP
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Part 2.TITLE 14. OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Ch. 6.CHAPTER 6. Of Costs

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Except as attorney’s fees are specifically provided for by statute, the measure and mode of compensation of attorneys and counselors at law is left to the agreement, express or implied, of the parties; but parties to actions or proceedings are entitled to their costs, as hereinafter provided.

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Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 377, Sec. 2.

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