Maxwell v. Woodall

CHRISTIANSEN, Judge:

[ 1 Plaintiff Natalie Maxwell appeals from the district court's award of attorney fees in favor of James H. Woodall. We affirm.

T2 On April 2, 2012, Maxwell filed a declaratory-judgment action against Woodall, claiming that Woodall had attempted to conduct an unauthorized nonjudicial foreclosure of her property. Maxwell's complaint alleged that pursuant to Utah Code section 57-1-21, Woodall was an unqualified trustee who did not have the legal authority to conduct a sale of Maxwell's property. In response, Woodall moved to dismiss Maxwell's complaint, arguing that he was a…