Walji v. Candyco, Inc.

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• where contract at issue contains a bilateral attorney fee clause, the statutory \prevailing party\ provision of RCW 4.84.330 does not control over the contract's plain language
• statutory \prevailing party\ provision of RCW 4.84.330 does not control over plain language of a contract that contains a bilateral attorney fee clause
• where contract at issue contains a bilateral attorney fee clause, the statutory “prevailing party” provision of RCW 4.84.330 does not control over the contract’s plain language
• where contract at issue contains a bilateral attorney fees 11 52891-6-II clause, the statutory “prevailing party” provision of RCW 4.84.330 does not control over the contract’s plain language
• “The decision as to whether a particular voluntary nonsuit should trigger attorney fees should be left to the discretion of the trial judge in light of the circumstances of the particular case, whether interpreting a contract clause or a statute.”

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