Opinion ID: 874216
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Heading: Neither Party Is Entitled to Attorney Fees Either in the District Court or on Appeal

Text: The district court awarded attorney fees to SRO and Dr. Shull below. Dr. Shull also requests attorney fees under § 12-120(3) on appeal, while Climax requests attorney fees under I.C. § 12-120(3), apparently both in the district court and on appeal. Idaho Code § 12-120(3) mandates that the courts award attorney fees to the prevailing party in a civil action involving a commercial transaction. Since the Court reverses the summary judgment in favor of SRO and Dr. Shull and remands the case for more proceedings, neither party has yet prevailed. No attorney fees are appropriate under § 12-120(3) until the case is resolved. See Thomas v. Medical Ctr. Physicians, P.A., 138 Idaho 200, 211, 61 P.3d 557, 568 (2002) (declining to award fees under § 12-120(3) where case was remanded for further proceedings).