context: It was a statutory adoption. More importantly, even if the proceedings had been in equity, that would not have given the trial court authority to require the Tribes to pay the attorney fees.
citation_a.signal: no signal
citation_a.identifier: 110 Idaho 57, 61
citation_a.parenthetical: in an action in equity for relief from a judgment, attorney fees could only be awarded if authorized by statute
citation_a.sentence: Golder v. Golder, 110 Idaho 57, 61, 714 P.2d 26, 80 (1986) (in an action in equity for relief from a judgment, attorney fees could only be awarded if authorized by statute); see also Excell Constr., Inc. v. State, Dep’t of Labor, 141 Idaho 688, 696, 116 P.3d 18, 26 (2005) (provision in Idaho Code section 72-708 that the practice and procedure under the worker’s compensation law be simple and “as far as possible in accord with the rules of equity” did not authorize the awarding of attorney fees); Fournier v. Fournier, 125 Idaho 789, 791, 874 P.2d 600, 602 (Ct.App.1994) (trial court had no authority to award attorney fees to a party on the ground that the court was “[ajcting as a court of equity,” because in Idaho “there is no equitable authority to award attorney fees generally”).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 874 P.2d 600, 602
citation_b.parenthetical: trial court had no authority to award attorney fees to a party on the ground that the court was "[ajcting as a court of equity," because in Idaho "there is no equitable authority to award attorney fees generally"
citation_b.sentence: Golder v. Golder, 110 Idaho 57, 61, 714 P.2d 26, 80 (1986) (in an action in equity for relief from a judgment, attorney fees could only be awarded if authorized by statute); see also Excell Constr., Inc. v. State, Dep’t of Labor, 141 Idaho 688, 696, 116 P.3d 18, 26 (2005) (provision in Idaho Code section 72-708 that the practice and procedure under the worker’s compensation law be simple and “as far as possible in accord with the rules of equity” did not authorize the awarding of attorney fees); Fournier v. Fournier, 125 Idaho 789, 791, 874 P.2d 600, 602 (Ct.App.1994) (trial court had no authority to award attorney fees to a party on the ground that the court was “[ajcting as a court of equity,” because in Idaho “there is no equitable authority to award attorney fees generally”).