Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court January 6, 1904 (Gargano v. Pope)

Loring, J.

The only exception to the master’s report taken by the defendants Tebbetts and Dowd is that he erred in his finding of law that the agreement in question was void for champerty.

The master’s finding is as follows: “ Findings of Law. ... I find that the said agreement is void for champerty. It is a contract by the defendants to prosecute a suit at law for a percentage of the proceeds.