HAUGEN v. NELSON

No. 89-124.

782 P.2d 901 (1989)

James HAUGEN, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Richard W. NELSON and Joan A. Nelson, husband and wife, defendants and Appellants.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided November 21, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip N. Carter, Koch & Carter, Sidney, for defendants and appellants.

Peter O. Maltese, Sidney, for plaintiff and respondent.


SHEEHY, Justice.

On July 28, 1988, the defendants filed a motion for attorney fees in the District Court, Seventh Judicial District, Richland County. The District Court denied defendants' motion for attorney fees. The defendants appealed the District Court order. We affirm.

The sole issue on appeal is:

Did the District Court err in refusing to award to defendants their reasonable attorney fees incurred in defending the plaintiff's claim made against...

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