Lewis v. Crawford

The only question presented by this appeal is whether or not, in a suit for the partition of lands, it is proper for the court to allow the solicitor of the plaintiff a fee for his services and tax the same as costs against all the parties to the action. The question was answered in the negative in Gardner v. McAuley, 105 Ark. 439, 151 S. W. 997, since which time it is insisted that the rule has been changed by statute, act 386 of the Acts of the General Assembly, session 1921, which provides:

“Section 1. That hereafter in all suits in any of the courts of this State for partition of land,…