An agreement to finance another's lawsuit in exchange for a portion of the judicial award.

When a person agrees to finance someone else's lawsuit in exchange for a portion of the judicial award.

Champerty is the practice of a third party participating in a lawsuit in order to share in the proceeds. Among laypersons, this is known as "buying into someone else's lawsuit."

Partnership in power; equal share of authority.

The prosecution or defense of a suit, whether by furnishing money or personal services, by one who has no legitimate concern therein, in consideration of an agreement that he shall receive, in the event of success, a share of the matter in suit; maintenance with the addition of an agreement to divide the thing in suit. See Maintenance.

CHANGE OF VENUE CHARGE TO THE JURY