JUST DIRT, INC. v. KNIGHT EXCAVATING, INC.

No. 34815-2-II.

157 P.3d 431 (2007)

JUST DIRT, INC., a Washington Corporation, Respondent, v. KNIGHT EXCAVATING, INC., a Washington Corporation and Developers Surety and Indemnity Company as Surety for Knight Excavating, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

May 1, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip Albert Talmadge, Talmadge Law Group PLLC, Tukwila, WA, Anne Elizabeth Melley, Attorney at Law, Normandy Park, WA, for Appellants.

Jacqueline A. Mcmahon, Attorney at Law, Orting, WA, for Respondent.


HOUGHTON, C.J.

¶ 1 Knight Excavating, Inc. appeals a trial court's award of attorney fees to Just Dirt, Inc., claiming that the trial court abused its discretion in awarding fees and erred in failing to enter findings of fact and conclusions of law. We agree and reverse and remand for further proceedings.

FACTS

¶ 2 On November 1, 2004, Just Dirt sued Knight for breach of an oral rental equipment contract. Michael Siefkes, Knight's attorney...

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