King v. NEVERSTILL ENTERPRISES, LLC

Defendants appeal a judgment in their favor in a breach of contract action. The trial court dismissed plaintiffs claim with prejudice pursuant to ORCP 54 B(2) but refused to award defendants their requested attorney fees and costs. Defendants raise two assignments of error, together amounting to an assertion that the court erred in refusing to award them their fees and costs. First, defendants argue that the court erred in concluding that, because plaintiffs claim was dismissed on the ground that she was not the real party in' interest, defendants were not entitled to recover attorney fees…