Allman v. Winkelman

DENMAN, Circuit Judge.

This ie an appeal from an adjudication in equity of the United States Court for China that a contract o.f “partnership for the general practice of law” in Shanghai and elsewhere in China, made between appellant and appellee is “illegal, void, contrary to public policy and not enforceable” and decreeing a rescission of the contract and awarding as damages to plaintiff the consideration paid by him to defendant for entering into the contract less benefits received by plaintiff from the joint practice under the “void” agreement.

In the briefs and argument here the contending…