Grimes v. Chamberlain
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error to the district court for Johnson county. Tried below before Appelget, J. The agreement between Wright and Chamberlain, under which the latter’s interest in the suit arose, was champertous and void. (Backus v. Byron, 4 Mich., 535; Barker v. Barker, 14 Wis., 131*; Allard v. Lamirande, 29 Wis., 502; Wildey v. Grane, 63 Mich., 720; Crim. Code, sec. 159; Keyv. Vattier, 1 O., 142; Boev.
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Error to the district court for Johnson county. Tried below before Appelget, J. The agreement between Wright and Chamberlain, under which the latter’s interest in the suit arose, was champertous and void. (Backus v. Byron, 4 Mich., 535; Barker v. Barker, 14 Wis., 131*; Allard v. Lamirande, 29 Wis., 502; Wildey v. Grane, 63 Mich., 720; Crim. Code, sec. 159; Keyv. Vattier, 1 O., 142; Boev. Davis, 29 Ala., 676; Lathropv.Bank, 9 Mete. [Mass.], 489; Lytle v. State, 17 Ark., 663, 679; McDonald v. JR. Go., 29 la., 170-4; Boardman v. Thompson, 25 Id., 487; Ackert v. Barker, 131 Mass., 436; Belding v.…
1Opinion of the Court
Reese, Ch. J.
This action was instituted in the district court of Johnson county in the name of William R. Wright and Sytha *607Phillips, formerly Sytha Wright, as the heir at law and widow of Henry R. Wright (the said William R. Wright being the sole heir), as plaintiffs, and against L. E. Grimes, as defendant, to quiet the title to certain real estate described in the petition. The petition was filed on the 8th day of December, 1888, and on the 7th day of January, 1889, Grimes filed a demurrer to said petition. On the 4th day of May, 1889, defendant in error, Chamberlain, filed his petition by…
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