Case Name: JITNER, Appellant, v. GRANT et ux, Respondents; WESTLAND INVESTMENT COMPANY, Appellant, v. GRANT et ux, Respondents
Court: Oregon Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Oregon
Decision Date: 1989-04-26
Citations: 96 Or. App. 286
Docket Number: A8603-01747; CA A47578; A8603-01746; CA A47579
Parties: JITNER, Appellant, v. GRANT et ux, Respondents. WESTLAND INVESTMENT COMPANY, Appellant, v. GRANT et ux, Respondents.
Judges: Before Richardson, Presiding Judge, and Newman and Deits, Judges.
Reporter: Oregon Reports, Court of Appeals
Volume: 96
Pages: 286–287

Head Matter:
Argued and submitted March 3,
award of attorney fees vacated; otherwise affirmed April 26, 1989
JITNER, Appellant, v. GRANT et ux, Respondents. WESTLAND INVESTMENT COMPANY, Appellant, v. GRANT et ux, Respondents.
([ AXXXX-XXXXX ]; CA A47578 (Control))
([ AXXXX-XXXXX ]; CA A47579)
(Cases consolidated)
772 P2d 450
Michael S. Evans, Portland, argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were Gary I. Grenley, and Grenley, Rotenberg, Laskowski, Evans & Bragg, P.C., Portland.
Margaret H. Leek Leiberan, Portland, argued the cause for respondents. With her on the brief was Paul Rask, Portland.
Before Richardson, Presiding Judge, and Newman and Deits, Judges.
PER CURIAM

Opinion:
PER CURIAM
Plaintiffs appeal from judgments for defendants in these consolidated actions for breach of a putative real estate contract. They contend that the trial court erred by allowing defendants to amend their pleadings to conform to the proof and by directing verdicts for defendants on plaintiffs' claims. Those contentions are without merit.
Plaintiffs also assign error to the court's award of attorney fees to defendants, pursuant to the fee provision in the instrument on which plaintiffs based their actions. Defendants asserted, inter alia, that there was no agreement between the parties and, if there were, that the agreement was invalid. They are not entitled to attorney fees under the provision. See Niedermeyer v. Latimer, 307 Or 473, 769 P2d 771 (1989); John Deere Co. v. Epstein, 91 Or App 195, 755 P2d 711 (1988), aff'd 307 Or 348, 769 P2d 766 (1989).
Award of attorney fees vacated; otherwise affirmed.