A party shall have an unrestricted right to agree with an attorney as to compensation for services, and the measure and mode thereof; but certain sums may be allowed to the prevailing party for expenses in an action, which are termed costs.
Minn. Stat. § 549.01
AGREEMENT AS TO FEES OF ATTORNEY.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Solid Gold Realty, Inc. v. Mondry (1987)
Most recently applied in Raines v. Sony Corp. of America (November 1994)
(9470) RL s 4337; 1986 c 444
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