Bustamente v. Stewart

Citations

• 55 Cal. 115

Syllabus

<p>Injunction—Damages—Attorney’s Eees.—The amount recoverable, on account of attorney’s fees, in an action upon an injunction bond, is limited to fees paid counsel for procuring the dissolution of the injunction, and does not extend to fees paid for defending the entire case.</p> <p>Id.—Id.—Nominal Damages—Maxim.—In an action upon an injunction bond, after dissolution of injunction, there being no express proof of damages, the plaintiff claimed that they were entitled to judgment for nominal damages; but held, that however the general rule might be, the case was a fitting one for the application of the maxim “ Da minimis non curat lax.”</p>