(1.) This appeal, by the plaintiff, arises out of a suit for contribution, which has been dismissed by courts below.
(2.) The sole question, for determination in the appeal, is, whether the plaintiff is entitled to contribution from the defendants in respect of a decree for costs which was passed jointly against him and them?
(3.) In order to render plain the nature of the question involved in the present appeal, it is necessary to make a short reference to the history of the litigation: