Opinion ID: 2196702
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Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Petrotech v. Patrick

Text: Patrick asserts that the court erred in awarding costs and attorney's fees to Petrotech pursuant to the hold-harmless clause in their agreement. We have considered Patrick's arguments on this issue and find them to be without merit. Petrotech has requested that we remand this case to the trial court for an award of attorney's fees for this appeal. We have previously recognized that, where attorney's fees are awarded pursuant to an indemnification agreement, the principle of nondilution of recovery may require an award of attorney's fees on appeal as well. Hoge v. Burleigh County Water Management District, 311 N.W.2d 23 (N.D.1981). The other issues raised by the parties are without merit and we will not address them. The judgment is affirmed, and we remand for consideration of Petrotech's request for attorney's fees on this appeal and for clarification of the judgment regarding Petrotech's liability to the Estate. SANDSTROM, NEUMANN, LEVINE and MESCHKE, JJ., concur.