Dell Merk, Inc. v. Franzia

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “As long as the action ‘involve[s]’ a contract it is ‘on [the] contract’ within the meaning of Section 1717.”
• “As long as the action ‘involve[s]’ a contract it is ‘on [the] contract’ within the meaning of Section 1717.”
• “If Bank would have been legally entitled to fees if it had prevailed, Franzia would be entitled to its fees for defending Bank’s action when Bank lost.”
• “California courts liberally construe the term ‘on a contract’ as used within section 1717. As long as the action ‘involve[s]’ a contract it is ‘on [the] contract’ within the meaning of Section 1717.” (internal citation and quotations omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).