Contractual Attorney's Fees and Void Consideration
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Généré par l'IAThe matter involved a dispute over the validity of a contractual stipulation regarding the payment of attorney's fees following a breach of contract. The court reasoned that the contractual provision for attorney's fees was invalid because the underlying obligation it purported to secure was void due to a material failure of consideration, which rendered the entire agreement unenforceable to the extent that the fee provision was a penalty rather than a reasonable pre-estimate of actual costs.
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Généré par l'IAArt. 66 al. 1 LTF; Contractual Attorney's Fees and Void Consideration: The court reasoned that the contractual provision for attorney's fees was invalid because the underlying obligation it purported to secure was void due to a material failure of consideration, which rendered the entire agreement unenforceable to the extent that the fee provision was a penalty rather than a reasonable pre-estimate of actual costs.
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Généré par l'IAThis article was cited in the dispositive to regulate the costs of the federal appeal.
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