Code Civ. Proc., § 116.790 · Article 7. Motion to Vacate, Appeal, and Related Matters
Code Civ. Proc., § 116.790
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
If the superior court finds that the appeal was without substantial merit and not based on good faith, but was intended to harass or delay the other party, or to encourage the other party to abandon the claim, the court may award the other party (a) attorney’s fees actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the appeal, not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), and (b) any actual loss of earnings and any expenses of transportation and lodging actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the appeal, not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), following a hearing on the matter.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 915, Sec. 27.
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