Hooban v. Unicity International, Inc.

*767AMENDED OPINION *

Justice LEE,

opinion of the Court:

{1 Roger Hooban sued Unicity International for breach of a distribution agreement. The district court entered summary judgment for Unicity, holding that Hooban was not a party to the agreement and lacked standing to sue for its enforcement. Unicity then filed a motion for attorney fees under Utah's reciprocal attorney fees statute, Utah Code section 78B-5-826.1 The district court denied the motion on the ground that section 826 was inapplicable given that Hooban was not a party to the underlying contract. Un-icity appealed, and the court of…