California Code of Civil Procedure
§ 1021
CCP § 1021Title 14 · Part 2 · Ch. 6
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.govExcept as attorney’s fees are specifically provided for by statute, the measure and mode of compensation of attorneys and counselors at law is left to the agreement, express or implied, of the parties; but parties to actions or proceedings are entitled to their costs, as hereinafter provided.
Legislative history
Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 377, Sec. 2.