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1387 If a contract for the sale of real estate provides for attorney fees to the prevailing party in an action arising from the transaction, the prevailing party to a fraud action arising from the sale may be entitled to attorney fees under the contract; however, if buyers suing for fraud establish that a fraud occurred, but do not receive relief because they fail to establish damage, the sellers are the prevailing parties and are entitled to attorney fees under the contract.CitationCHILDERS v EDWARDS (No Relief) 48 CA4 1544 [See: CCP 1021, 1032, 1033.5; Xuereb v Marcus 3 CA4 1338; Lerner v Ward 13 CA4 155, T/AT 4/93; Palmer v Shawback 17 CA4 296, T/AT 9/93; Moallem v Coldwell 25 CA4 1827; Adam v DeCharon 31 CA4 708, T/AT 2/95; Pirkig v Dennis 215 CA3 1560]
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