Townsnnd v. Moore

The record discloses that, in order to a speedy adjustment of the rights of these parties, growing out of the suit pending against them, by Luekett, with whom they had compromised, and to obviate the necessity of farther litigation, it was agreed, that their attorneys should decide upon and make an adjustment of their respective rights; and in ease of their inability to agree they should call in an umpire. They, not agreeing, did choose an umpire who gave his opinion in writing. This opinion, together with the agreement signed by the attorneys of record of the parties, and a “ decree ” in…