Legal Opinion
W. C. Belcher Land Mortgage Co. v. Hazard Coal Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 4, 1926No. 4564PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENISON, Circuit Judge.
This case involves the construction and effect of the Kentucky statutes regarding champerty and maintenance. Section 209 invalidates all contracts made in consideration of services to be rendered in' litigation by any person, not a party of record, whereby any part of the thing in controversy is to be given as compensation. Section 210 invalidates all conveyances of lands which at the time are possessed adversely by the grantor. Section 211 is quoted in the margin.1 Section 212 permits the person in adverse possession to defend that possession upon the ground that the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States v. Central Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Russell v. DoyleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1886
- Waller's Adm'x v. MarksCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1897
- Scott v. WolfordCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
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