In all cases of the partition or sale of property for division of proceeds, the court may allow a reasonable attorney’s fee to the attorney or the plaintiff, to be taxed as a common charge on all the interests, and to be paid out of the proceeds in case of a sale, and to be a lien on the several parts in case of partition.
Miss. Code Ann. § 11-21-31
Attorney’s fees
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 551 So. 2d 228 - O'Neill v. O'Neill (1989)
Most recently applied in Pierce v. Pierce (February 2014)
Codes, 1880, § 2577; 1892, § 3119; 1906, § 3542; Hemingway’s 1917, § 2854; 1930, § 2934; 1942, § 975; Laws, 1991, ch. 573, § 56, eff from and after July 1, 1991.
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