We Couldn’t Say It Better.
Okay, if you follow our Mission Statement on this blog, we do quote from a decision by Retired Justice Wallin as far as the ultimate result in attorney’s fees battles. Here it is: "All too often attorney fees become the tail that wags the dog in litigation." Deane Gardenhome Assn. v. Dentkas, 13 Cal.App.4th 1394, 1399 (1993).
Although not directed to an attorney’s fees issue, we give credit to Justice Ikola of our local appellate court for recognizing the worth of dogs in Levy v. Only Cremations For Pets, Inc., Case No. G057888 (4th Dist., Div. 3 Nov. 6, 2020) (published): “As our high court long ago recognized regarding dogs, ‘there are no other domestic animals to which the owner or his family can become more strongly attached, or the loss of which will be more keenly felt.’ (Johnson v. McConnell (1889) 80 Cal. 545, 549.) ‘We have come a long way from the old common law concept of a dog not even being considered property. Not only is he more than property today, he is the subject of sonnets, the object of song, the symbol of loyalty. Indeed, he is man’s best friend.’ (Katsaris v. Cook (1986) 180 Cal.App.3d 256, 270 (conc. & dis. opn. of Sabraw, J.).)” Amen, with no undue respect for all pets—which are all special in nature.