National Life & Accident Insurance v. Lain
National Life & Accident Insurance v. Lain
180 Ga. 463; 179 S.E. 120; 1935 Ga. LEXIS 442
National Life & Accident Insurance v. Lain
Opinion of the Court
The words “attorney’s fees” as employed in section 3 of the act of 1933 (Ga. L. 1933, p. 290), amending- the act creating- the municipal court of Atlanta, considered in connection with section 1 of the act, refer to attorney’s fees that are ancillary to the main relief sought in a suit of which the court has jurisdiction, and are not confined to “contractual attorney’s fees as provided for in a promissory note or other written contract.”
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