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Supreme Court of Kansas· 6/9/2006

Johnson v. Westhoff Sand Co.

Citations

  • 281 Kan. 930
  • 135 P.3d 1127
  • 2006 Kan. LEXIS 353

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  • holding that the district court is an expert on attorney fees and can apply its own knowledge and professional experience in determining the value of service rendered
  • holding that a trial court is an expert on the issue of attorneys’ fees and may apply its own knowledge and professional experience in determining the value of the services rendered
  • reviewing the provision on reasonable attorney fees under the Kansas Rules of Professional Conduct 1.5[a] [2024 Kan. S. Ct. R. at 330]
  • interpreting a statute that used the word \shall\ and holding the award of fees to be mandatory
  • as general rule, issues not raised before trial court cannot be raised for first time on appeal
  • under Kansas statute, attorney fees incurred litigating the amount of attorney fees to be awarded are recoverable

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Judges: Nuss, Beier, Larson

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