Opinion ID: 874055
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Heading: Is Buyer Entitled to an Award of Attorney Fees on Appeal Pursuant to Idaho Code Section 12-121?

Text: Buyer seeks an award of attorney fees pursuant to Idaho Code section 12-121. Attorney fees under § 12-121 will be awarded to the prevailing party on appeal when this Court is left with the abiding belief that the appeal was brought, pursued, or defended frivolously, unreasonably or without foundation. Rudd v. Merritt, 138 Idaho 526, 533, 66 P.3d 230, 237 (2003). For fees to be awarded under that statute, the entire appeal must have been brought or pursued frivolously, unreasonably, or without foundation. Id. In this case, the entire appeal was not frivolous, unreasonable, or without foundation. We agreed with Bank that McMahon and Graves should be overruled. Therefore, we will not award attorney fees under that statute.