Moreland v. Devenney
Citations
- 72 Kan. 471
- 83 P. 1097
- 1905 Kan. LEXIS 378
Syllabus
<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Attorneys — Champertous Agreement. An agreement of attorneys to carry on a litigation for a share of the amount to be recovered and to pay all costs and expenses is contrary to public policy, champertous, and void, and no re- . covery can be had thereon.</p> <p>2. -Preliminary Oral Negotiations — Implied Contract. Nor can they recover upon a preliminary negotiation which merged into the void written agreement, or upon quantum meruit for the services rendered under the illegal agreement.</p>
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- noting that, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, the presumption is that married persons have sustained the usual relations of husband and wife from the date of their marriage up to the time that a suit for divorce is filed
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