Stafford v. JHL, INC.

FENN, District Judge.

[T1] A breach of contract claim between Appellant, James Stafford d/b/a Evergreen Tree Care (Evergreen), and JHL, Inc., d/b/a/ Jackson Hole Landscaping (JHL) was tried before a jury. Subsequently, Evergreen sought an award for attorneys' fees pursuant to a contract provision. The district court denied the request for attorneys' fees for the following reasons: 1) the statements for fees were not properly itemized; 2) it was unclear who the prevailing party was; and 3) neither party had completely clean hands so as to demand equity. We find the trial court did not abuse its…