Opinion ID: 1087566
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Text: ¶12 We review de novo a district court’s ruling on a motion for summary judgment. Bailey v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 2013 MT 119, ¶ 18, 370 Mont. 73, 300 P.3d 1149. This Court reviews for correctness a district court’s decision as to whether legal authority exists to award attorney fees. Hughes v. Ahlgren, 2011 MT 189, ¶ 10, 361 Mont. 319, 258 P.3d 439. We review for an abuse of discretion a district court’s order to grant or deny attorney fees if legal authority exists for the fees. Hughes, ¶ 10.