The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-21

usst of the day was taken up yesterday
: rssse Noore's department by q suit
-.srb fnrs4tens 10 become somewhat
'.-<sssonsl II is peculiar from TIE facr
- /. involves a falling out among law
- and also from the fact thzUst grows
- AZ q .ehanpertous'' agreement To
| 8. faxuar IMMERSED in the technical
=. Al the l1x, n may be necessary 20 ex~
| @zte ffat "champsrty." as defined b.
ssrssksfone IL that method OF maintain
= 4 suit az law which involves a bargain
s me part % the lawyer with nis client
: rsrtue OF wnIcn the land or property
-~slxed IN the sUIt IL TO Dc dixsasd be
scr the lawyer and his client II the suit
~st<edx. the champertor agreeing 10
~rrv or the party's suit at MS own ex-
.ease. The Sensational feature % the
-,sssFt suit Hes In the fact that the charge
3 fraud Is very freely whispered IN the
,sar, room. and some OF the Tits yes
s,,sxy between attorneys and witnesses
sees lively enough 70 furnish entertain
-snt 10 those who take delight IN the an
1gs.ti>s OF lie.
Tss title Of the suit IL 'Louvis Thompson
- s. Iangland and e. X. Barker"
- story Of the trouble. az brought out
! the compla int. r. ta&t Barker. az the
VI OF his deceased father. was supposed
: have claims upon very handsome
roperty In Detroit. Michigan. Barker.
bspx without the mems 20 employ n
aver 10 prosecute his claims, offered a
soatiEgent fee Of 20 per cent. of hk In
peeu In whatever property might be
esming TO him from the estate to any per-
"a who would take his case. and such
/ proposition he submitted 10 hz long
sns friend. Mr.. Thompson who induced
r. Langland 20 take the case on these
arms. Langland, being then q compare
sw stranger and without any esstaoiizaed
ssxness in asis professor, In consldera-
ssa OF Thompzon's having secured the
ass for him. entered into a formal agree
nsnt with Thompson. in November, ISIS,
| i which Langiand ard Thompson were
- sbsre equally all fees arising from the
ase and all costs involved Ia fts prosecu-
IN.
TIE complaint goes on 70 affage that
Aompson has advanced large sums Of
ssney." amounting in al 70 S5&f s. He
~ believes that Langiand and Barker
ave made a settlement by which Barker
AZ come. or Is soon TO come
s,s possession OF has rights and
IA large amount OF property, real
IA psrsonal: that iangiand has
.ready recsivnd a large sum OF money
partiEi payment and has entered into
A agreement with Barker by which
;angland In to receive In the future other
arge sums of money and property In fur
err payment.
TIE complaint asserts that one-hak Of
Il the sums thus received by I1angiand
Is attorney. should have bsen received
nd he'd by him for the use and benefit OF
fAonapson. the plaintiff.
Az 10 the exact amount of these sums
As plaintiff h not informed. He has
gain and again demanded a statement
con Iangland and Barker. but he says
asy have obstinateiy kept him in the
ARK. lie believes. however, THAI the to-
Il is not less than s. 900. and that Is the
ns ne names in his complaint. He furth-
= believes that iangiand and Barker
Sc soon 10 have a filler settlement. He
a. asAed them for an accounting but
10 they refuse to render. He prays the
nsrt 10 order them TO make ''fnil dis
ebxuYe and discovery OF the status and