Legal Opinion
Intercontinental Hotels Corp. v. Golden
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 26, 1963PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtValente, J.
The question in this case is whether the courts of New York will sanction recovery by plaintiff of the amount of credit extended by its gambling casino in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to a patron to permit him to continue gambling.
Defendant was a guest at plaintiff’s Intercontinental Hotel in Puerto Rico from December 8 through December 14,1960. During his stay there, in an attempt to turn chance into fortune, he played—on credit generously furnished by plaintiff—at the dice tables in the casino conducted by the hotel, lost and, when he ascertained the extent of his indebtedness, reneged.…
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