Farm Credit Bank of Spokane v. Wissel

*566BAKES, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from the trial court’s denial of plaintiffs’ request for costs and attorney fees.

Prior to 1988, Farm Credit Bank of Spokane (FCB) took a first mortgage on a 1200 acre farm owned by Gem Mountain Farms, Inc. Gem Mountain had leased the farm to John and Clinton Wissel (Wissel), who farmed the land through their family corporation, W.W. Farms, Inc. Gem Mountain defaulted on its loan to FCB, and on December 28,1988, delivered a deed to FCB in lieu of foreclosure. Gem Mountain also assigned its lessor’s interest in the Wissel lease to FCB. On December 30,…