Court Opinion

ID: 9535119
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 04:45:44.642115+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:33:10.504655
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PETITION FOR REHEARING
HALL, Chief Justice:
The petition of appellant Grant Loader for rehearing is denied. However, the Court’s opinion of April 18, 1984, failed to address the issue of attorney fees, the propriety of which was duly challenged and raised as an issue on appeal. Accordingly, the following is added as a part of the prior opinion.
The trial court’s award of attorney fees in favor of L & M was based upon the provision therefor contained in a uniform real estate contract between Hoskins and Loader. However, said contract was not the subject of the present litigation, nor does it arise by virtue of the breach of any of the covenants or agreements contained in that contract. Rather, the subject matter of the instant action is the lease agreement between Loader and L & M, the right of first refusal thereunder, and the verbal assignment of the lease between L & M and Hoskins.
The award of attorney fees in favor of Hoskins is vacated and set aside as a matter of law, there being no contractual or statutory basis therefor.
STEWART, HOWE and DURHAM, JJ., concur.
OAKS, J., having resigned, does not participate herein.
ZIMMERMAN, J., does not participate herein.