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Abstract
Plaintiff leased her lands to defendant under a void oil and gas lease. One Johnston induced plaintiff to enter into a contract with him whereby Johnston agreed to pay the costs of a bill to cancel the lease in return for a new lease to himself should the bill be successful. Accordingly, this suit was brought to cancel the lease. The court, agreeing that the existing lease was void, nevertheless dismissed the bill on the ground that the contract between Johnston and plaintiff was void as against public policy, and that plaintiff had no standing in equity. Of the eight members of the court, four concurred in the result and two dissented. Fetters v. Wittmer Oil and Gas Properties, 258 Mich. 310,242 N. W. 301 (1932).
Recommended Citation
CONTRACTS - CHAMPERTY,
31
Mich. L. Rev.
722
(1933).
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