Duteau v. Dresbach

Citations

• 113 Wash. 545
• 194 P. 547
• 16 A.L.R. 1430
• 1920 Wash. LEXIS 871

Syllabus

<p>Contracts (49) — Validity—Public Policy — Perverting Justice. A contract by an attorney prosecuting a case upon a contingent fee', to pay part of his fee for collecting and procuring testimony to be used in the case, dependent upon the result of the suit, is void as against public policy and will not be enforced by the courts.</p>