Opinion ID: 2449953
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Heading: The Highway District's Request for Attorney Fees.

Text: As the prevailing party, we find that the Highway District is entitled to attorney fees under I.C. § 12-117. A highway district is a taxing district within the meaning of I.C. § 12-117. See I.C. § 63-3101 (providing that a taxing district includes any other public corporation authorized by law to levy taxes); I.C. § 40-1308 (conferring the ability for a highway district to levy taxes). Idaho Code § 12-117 allows an award of attorney fees where the nonprevailing party acted without a reasonable basis in fact or law. I.C. § 12-117(1). Here the law is well-settled, dating back to 1908 and Meservey v. Gulliford . Although the Halvorsons have raised numerous issues, their claims are not well-founded in law or the underlying facts.