Granat v. Kruse
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action of assumpsit. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Frank Baker, Judge, pr-esi ling. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1903.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stein
In support of the demurrer counsel argue that the agreement sued on is champertous and void and cite Thompson v. Reynolds, 73 Ill. 11; Coleman v. Billings, 89 Ill. 183; Torrence v. Shedd, 112 Ill. 466; Phillips v. Park Commissioners, 119 Ill. 626; Geer v. Frank, 179 Ill. 570, and other cases decided by the Supreme Court of this state. The law is—and so these cases hold—that any contract by which an attorney agrees to prosecute a suit on a contingent fee and bear the¡ expense and costs of litigation is champertous and therefore void. Geer v. Frank, supra. In Thompson v. Reynolds, supra, the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- North Chicago Street Railroad v. AckleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Phillips v. South Park CommissionersIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
- Torrence v. SheddIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
- Thompson v. ReynoldsIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
- Coleman v. BillingsIllinois Supreme Court · 1878
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- Calvert v. StonerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1948