Meyers General Agency v. Lavender

Tom Glaze, Justice.

Appellant obtained judgment against appellees in the sum of $30,633.79, but the trial court denied appellant’s request for attorney’s fees. On appeal, appellant claims it is entitled to attorney’s fees under Ark. Code Ann. § 16-22-308 (1987), and the trial court erred in holding § 16-22-308, which was enacted on April 1, 1987, did not apply to this case.

We have frequently noted that the basic pleadings and the judgment or decree appealed from are ordinarily essential constituents of the abstract. Davis v. Wingfield, 297 Ark. 57, 759 S.W.2d 219 (1988). Since there is only…