United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Frohmiller

UDALL, Chief Justice.

This appeal involves simply a matter of statutory construction. The question presented is whether attorneys’ fees are included within the term “all damages” as-used in Section 12-503, A.C.A. 1939, a statute first enacted half a century ago,. R.S. 1901, Secs. 277,. 278.

Since the instant case grows out of a prior action in which the same parties were involved, we deem it essential to set forth the background giving rise to this appeal. Under the terms of Section 12-503, supra, one John S. Crozier, a Wins-low taxpayer, instituted an action against various state officers and…