Ruh v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Miller

Affirming.

The appellant, Joseph L. Rnh, was indicted, tried and convicted for the offense of suffering and permitting a game of poker to he played in a house in his occupation and under his control. The indictment was found under section 1978, Kentucky Statutes, which reads as follows:

“Whoever shall suffer any game whatever at which money or property is won or lost, to be played in a house, boat, float, or on premises in his occupation or under his control, shall he fined from two hundred dollars to five hundred dollars for each offense.”

The premises in…