· 11/8/1990
Calderon v. Navarette
Citations
- 800 P.2d 1058
- 111 N.M. 1
How courts have described this case
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- noting that a district court can rely on its own knowledge and expertise in assessing a reasonable fee
- observing that the trial court “has broad discretion in awarding attorney fees”
- addressing the reasonableness of fees awarded on a theory of quantum meruit after a contingency fee agreement was voided
- addressing an award of attorney fees for quantum meruit after concluding that the attorney's contract with his individual client was unenforceable
- addressing an award of attorney fees for quantum meruit after concluding that the attorney’s contract with his individual client was unenforceable
- addressing the reasonableness of fees awarded on a theory of quantum meruit after a contingency fee agreement was voided
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Judges: Baca, Sosa, Montgomery
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