Case Name: Belva Young BIRD and Betty Young Bird, Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. JERRY HARMON MOTORS, INC., Defendant and Appellant
Court: North Dakota Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: North Dakota
Decision Date: 1988-02-01
Citations: 421 N.W.2d 466
Docket Number: No. 870200
Parties: Belva Young BIRD and Betty Young Bird, Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. JERRY HARMON MOTORS, INC., Defendant and Appellant.
Judges: ERICKSTAD, C.J., and MESCHKE, GIERKE and VANDE WALLE, JJ., concur.
Reporter: North Western Reporter 2d
Volume: 421
Pages: 466–466

Head Matter:
Belva Young BIRD and Betty Young Bird, Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. JERRY HARMON MOTORS, INC., Defendant and Appellant.
No. 870200.
Supreme Court of North Dakota.
Feb. 1, 1988.
North Dakota Legal Services, Bismarck, for plaintiffs and appellees; argued by Duane Houdek.
Wheeler, Wolf, Peterson, Schmitz, McDonald & Johnson, Bismarck, for defendant and appellant; argued by David L. Peterson.

Opinion:
LEVINE, Justice.
Jerry Harmon Motors, Inc., appeals from a judgment of the Williams County Court grounded on findings of fraudulent misrepresentation of the value of a used car. The judgment awards plaintiffs Belva Young Bird and Betty Young Bird compensatory damages of $2,720.00 with prejudgment interest, exemplary damages of $5,000.00 and attorney's fees of $2,000.00.
We affirm that part of the judgment that awards compensatory damages, prejudgment interest and exemplary damages, pursuant to Rule 85.1(a)(2) and (4), North Dakota Rules of Appellate Procedure. Because there is no statutory or other authority for the award of attorney's fees, we reverse that portion of the judgment that awards attorney's fees. Hall G.M.C., Inc. v. Crane Carrier Co., 332 N.W.2d 54 (N.D.1983); State ex rel. Olson v. Nelson, 222 N.W.2d 383 (N.D.1974).
The judgment is affirmed as to damages and interest, and reversed as to attorney's fees. Costs on appeal are awarded to neither side.
ERICKSTAD, C.J., and MESCHKE, GIERKE and VANDE WALLE, JJ., concur.