Swindle v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Co.

JOSEPHINE LINKER HART, Associate Jüstiee

1 lAppellant, Ken David Swindle, sued appellee, Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company (SFB), for breach of contract. SFB moved for summary judgment, and the circuit court granted the motion and awarded attorney’s' fees to SFB pursuant to Rule 11 of the Arkansas Rule's of Civil Procedure! On appeal, Swindle argues that, after filing suit, SFB paid to him the sum he sued for, and thus, he was the prevailing party in the lawsuit and entitled to an award of attorney’s fees under Arkansas Code Annotated section 16-22-308 (Repl. • 1999). ’ He…