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This case involved a lawyer, Ramon Gonzales, who entered into an agreement with clients to pay all expenses of litigation in exchange for 50% of the value of the disputed property. The agreement did not provide for reimbursement of expenses to the lawyer. The Supreme Court held that this was a champertous agreement, as the lawyer agreed to carry out the action at his own expense in exchange for part of the disputed property. Such agreements violate the fiduciary relationship between lawyer and client and th

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