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Plaintiff Must Prevail on Lien Foreclosure Claim to Recover Attorney Fees, Michigan Supreme Court Rules

By Peter J. Cavanaugh

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On December 20, 2007, the Michigan Supreme Court entered an order reversing the Court of Appeals in a case involving the award of attorney fees to a lien claimant who had lost its lien claim, but prevailed on its breach of contract action. The Court of Appeals had found the plaintiff to be a prevailing party, and entitled to recover its attorney fees, despite losing its lien claim. The Supreme Court disagreed.

In H.A. Smith Lumber v Decina, ___ Mich ___ (2007), the Michigan Supreme Court held that "To be awarded attorney fees as a 'prevailing party' under MCL 570.1118(2), the party must prevail on the lien foreclosure action. * * * The language of [the statute] does not permit recovery of attorney fees on the contract action merely because it was brought together with the lien foreclosure action."

Full post as published by Michigan Construction Law on December 23, 2007 (boomark / email).

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