Johnston Land Company, LLC v. Sorenson

VandeWalle, Chief Justice.

[¶1] Johnston Land Company, LLC appealed from a judgment dismissing its claims against attorney Sara Sorenson and the Ohnstad Twichell, P.C., law firm and ordering Johnston to pay their costs and attorney fees in the amount of $ 27,386.23. We conclude the district court did not err in granting summary judgment dismissing Johnston's claims, but it did err in awarding costs and attorney fees under N.D.C.C. § 35-35-05(5). We affirm in part and reverse in part.

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[¶2] The background facts in this case are detailed in Johnston Land Co., LLC v. Sorenson , 2018 ND 183 , 915…