Bankers Trust Co. v. Woltz

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• holding that the right to attorney fees is statutory, and that a statute which justifies awarding attorney fees in the trial court also justifies awarding attorney fees in the appeal
• concluding the fee-shifting provisions that are not expressly limited to trial-attorney fees also apply to appellate-attorney fees
• holding a statute authorizing the award of attorney fees in the trial court also justifies awarding attorney fees on appeal
• holding a statute allowing an award of attorney fees includes an award of appellate attorney fees
• concluding the fee-shifting provisions that are not expressly limited to trial-attorney fees also apply to appellate-attorney fees
• holding an award of appellate attorney fees was appropriate under section 625.22 “where the written agreement provided for attorney fees and in no way limited them to costs in the trial court”

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