Opinion ID: 2639311
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Heading Rank: 8

Heading: the knapps and langs are entitled to attorney fees on appeal

Text: The Knapps and Langs both claim entitlement to attorney fees on appeal under I.C. § 12-121 because French's appeal is frivolous and presents no real issues of law. An award of attorney fees on appeal is appropriate if the law is well-settled and the appellants have made no substantial showing that the district court misapplied the law. Bowles v. Pro Indiviso, Inc., 132 Idaho 371, 377, 973 P.2d 142, 148 (1999) (citations omitted). It is clear that neither the Knapps nor Langs did anything to mislead or harm French. French has presented no theory upon which they could be held liable. The district court ruled on a clear and unambiguous easement agreement and applied the appropriate law. French has drawn these people into litigation attempting to expand an easement in gross, a personal easement of limited scope for family members, into an appurtenant easement to a planned subdivision for numerous strangers. French's claims are unreasonable, lacking in foundation and frivolous.