In all cases of foreclosure of mortgages and in all other cases in which attorneys' fees are allowed, the amount thereof shall be fixed by the court at such sum as the court shall deem reasonable, any stipulations in the note, mortgage or other instrument to the contrary notwithstanding; but in no case shall said fee be fixed above contract price stated in said note or contract.
RCW 4.84.020
Amount of contracted attorneys' fee to be fixed by court.
Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case 64 Wash. 2d 191 - Armstrong Construction Co. v. Thomson (1964)
Most recently applied in Protect the Peninsula's Future v. City of Port Angeles (June 2013)
1895 c 48 s 1; 1891 c 44 s 1; 1888 p 9 s 1; 1885 p 176 s 1; RRS s 475.
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