4 Cited authorities

  1. Section 3287 - Persons entitled to recover interest; rate of interest in tax or fee claim against public entity

    Cal. Civ. Code § 3287   Cited 1,192 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Allowing for prejudgment interest in a breach of contract claim "where the claim was unliquidated . . . as the court may, in its discretion, fix . . . ."
  2. Section 3289 - Legal rate of interest for breach of contract

    Cal. Civ. Code § 3289   Cited 418 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Providing for a 10 percent annual interest rate for breach of contract claims when the contract itself does not stipulate a rate of interest
  3. Section 1033 - Limited civil cases

    Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1033   Cited 322 times   1 Legal Analyses
    In section 1033 of the Code of Civil Procedure it is provided that costs must be claimed by the filing of a memorandum "of the items of his costs and necessary disbursements in the action... which memorandum must be verified by the oath... stating... that the disbursements have been necessarily incurred in the action.
  4. Section 1717.5 - Attorney's fees and costs in action on contract based on book account

    Cal. Civ. Code § 1717.5   Cited 23 times

    (a) Except as otherwise provided by law or where waived by the parties to an agreement, in any action on a contract based on a book account, as defined in Section 337a of the Code of Civil Procedure, entered into on or after January 1, 1987, which does not provide for attorney's fees and costs, as provided in Section 1717, the party who is determined to be the party prevailing on the contract shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees, as provided below, in addition to other costs. The prevailing