Roller v. Murray
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Rocking-ham county. Decree for the defendant. Complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
This is an attachment in equity to subject the estate of a non-resident to the satisfaction of a claim alleged to be due the complainant for services rendered as attorney. The services sued for were performed under a contract sought to *781be enforced in a suit between the same parties, which was held to be champertous and void by the Circuit Court of Rockingham county, whose decree was affirmed by this court. That case (Roller v. Murray) is reported in 107 Va. 528-547, 59 S. E. 421, where the champertous contract is set out.
The contract was held to be contrary to public policy and void, because…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Marshall v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1854
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- Ackert v. BarkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1881
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