Opinion ID: 498428
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Hugg

Text: 16 After Western had terminated Sanchez, on or about July 26, 1982, Western signed a written subcontract with Hugg Surveying Company to survey the existing earthwork on the project and prepare a report showing the percentage of the earthwork subcontract completed by Sanchez and to set construction stakes for the next earthmoving subcontractor, CJC. The work was to be performed on an hourly basis according to a fee schedule attached to the subcontract. The Hugg subcontract provided for payment by Western upon receipt of Hugg's invoices and further provided for collection expenses, including attorneys' fees and interest on any unpaid balance. Western paid Hugg's initial invoice, but failed to pay Hugg for any work performed after that. In September, Hugg left the project. The district court found that Hugg performed pursuant to the subcontract and awarded Hugg $11,208.40 under the subcontract and prejudgment interest at the contract amount. The court also awarded attorneys' fees. After a hearing on the fees claimed by Hugg's attorneys, the trial court awarded $4,885.37, an amount substantially below that claimed by Hugg. 17 The trial court also rejected claims by Western that Hugg had negligently performed some of its staking duties and refused to deduct from the Hugg invoices the repair costs claimed by Western.