Court of Appeals of North Carolina August 3, 2010, COA09-806 (Free Spirit Aviation, Inc. v. Rutherford Airport Authority)

GEER, Judge.

The Rutherford Airport Authority (“the Authority”) and its individual members Rusty Washburn, Alan Guffey, Don Greene, and Phillip Robbins (collectively “defendants”) appeal from the trial court’s order denying their motion for attorneys’ fees pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 6-21.5 (2009) and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-318.16B (2009).