Wakefield v. Bohlin

Opinion

McADAMS, J.

This is the second appeal in this civil action, which was brought by plaintiff Ronald Wakefield following his purchase of a home from defendants Jeff and Charlotte Bohlin. In Wakefield’s first appeal, we affirmed the trial court’s disposition of three causes of action in the Bohlins’ favor, two by summary adjudication and one by nonsuit. In this appeal, Wakefield contests the trial court’s postjudgment award of attorney fees and costs to the Bohlins, which was based on the court’s determination that they were prevailing parties.

We conclude that the trial court erred. As we…