R.S.O. 1897, Chapter 327

An Act respecting Champerty

Disclaimer:  This Act is reproduced from Appendix A to the Revised Statutes of Ontario, 1980, and may not reflect amendments enacted since then. This is not an official copy of this Act.

Avertissement : La présente loi est reproduite à partir de l’annexe A des Lois refondues de l’Ontario de 1980; il est donc possible qu’elle ne tienne pas compte de modifications édictées depuis. Elle ne constitue pas une copie officielle.

 

His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

 

Definition of Champertors

      1.  Champertors be they that move pleas and suits, or cause to be moved, either by their own procurement, or by others, and sue them at their proper costs, for to have part of the land in variance, or part of the gains.  33 Edw. I.

 

Champertous agreements void

      2.  All champertous agreements are forbidden, and invalid. (Added in the Revision of 1897.)