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      "Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Appellant, v. William I. Kinsley and J. F. Corbett, Appellees."
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        "text": "Mr. Justice McSurely\ndelivered the opinion of the court. '\nThe only question we are called upon to determine upon this appeal is whether the chancellor in the exercise of his general equitable powers may allow solicitor\u2019s fees to a party filing a bill of interpleader. This court is already on record that such fees cannot be allowed. In Delta & Pine Land Co. v. Sherwood, 187 Ill. App. 167, in considering this same question, we referred to the opinion of the Supreme Court in Chapin v. Dake, 57 Ill. 295, which considered the allowance of a solicitor\u2019s fees to a bank filing a cross-bill of interpleader, in which opinion the court said: \u201cOn the cross-bill of the Fifth National Bank, it should not have been allowed $100 solicitor\u2019s fees, but only its costs. It should have paid an additional $100 into court\u201d; and in the opinion of this court we proceeded to say: \u201cThe rule that an interpleader cannot be allowed solicitor\u2019s fees is clearly stated in the case cited, and the rule so stated has not been modified by any subsequent decision of the Supreme Court. The rule in this State is that the court cannot allow a solicitor\u2019s fee in the absence of a statute authorizing it to do so. This was the rule in partition cases before the statute of 1869. Adams v. Payson, 11 Ill. 26; Eimer v. Eimer, 47 Ill. 373; Campbell v. Campbell, 63 Ill. 502. See also Constant v. Matteson, 22 Ill. 546; Wilson v. Clayburgh, 215 Ill. 506; Modern Woodmen of America v. Conner, 129 Ill. App. 652. The practice of allowing to an interpleader solicitor\u2019s fees has been common in the courts of this county, but on the authority of Chapin v. Dake, supra, we hold that there is no authority for making such allowance.\u201d Subsequently application was made to the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari in this c\u00e1se, which application was denied, making our opinion final.\nThe decisions in cases in other states do not persuade us to alter our opinion as above expressed.\nConsequently we hold there was no error in the order of the' chancellor herein refusing to allow solicitor\u2019s fees to the complainant filing\u2019 the bill of interpleader, and the order is affirmed.\nAffirmed.",
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      "Hoyne, O\u2019Connor & Irwin, for appellant; Carl J. Appell, of counsel.",
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    "head_matter": "Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Appellant, v. William I. Kinsley and J. F. Corbett, Appellees.\nGen. No. 20,772.\nInterpleader, \u00a7 19 \u2014when attorneys\u2019 fees not allowed. No soHeitor\u2019s fees will be allowed to a party filing a bill of interpleader, but only his costs.\nAppeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Denis E. Sullivan, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1914.\nAffirmed.\nOpinion filed March 29, 1915.\nHoyne, O\u2019Connor & Irwin, for appellant; Carl J. Appell, of counsel.\nNo appearance for appellees.\nSee Illinois Notes Digest, Vols. XI to XV, and Cumulative Quarterly, same topic and section number."
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