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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 13 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Chia-Lee Hsu v. Abbara.

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1 Chia-Lee Hsu v. Abbara Anchor
cal · 1995
green “in determining litigation success, courts should respect substance rather than form, and to this extent should be guided by 'equitable considerations.” 9
2 Scott Co. of California v. Blount, Inc.
cal · 1999
green “when a party obtains a simple, unqualified victory by completely prevailing on or defeating all contract claims in the action and the contract contains a provision for attorney fees, civil code section 1717 entitles the successful party to recover reasonable attorney fees incurr…” 4

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