Legal Opinion
Tch Bldrs. And Remod. v. Elements Of Const.
Montana Supreme Court
Decided March 26, 2019No. DA 18-0324PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Justice Jim Rice delivered the Opinion of the Court.
***189¶1 Homes For Our Troops (HFOT) appeals the order entered by the Twentieth Judicial District Court, Lake County, awarding attorney's fees to TCH Builders and Remodeling (TCH). The District Court determined that all fees incurred by TCH for the entire action were recoverable from the construction lien bond posted by HFOT. We consider the following issue, and reverse and remand for further proceedings:
Did the District Court abuse its discretion by assessing all of TCH's attorney fees against the construction lien bond posted by HFOT?
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