Williams Mfg. Co. v. Prock

184 F.2d 307

WILLIAMS MFG. CO.

v.

PROCK.

No. 13025.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 14, 1950.

John C. Read, Dallas, Tex., Benjamin M. Becker, Chicago, Ill., for appellant.

Elihu E. Berwald, Max R. Rosenfield, Dallas, Tex., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, Chief Judge, and McCORD and RUSSELL, Circuit Judges.

RUSSELL, Circuit Judge.

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When sued upon 78 notes, payable weekly, aggregating $23,479.80, the defendant interposed the defense that the consideration of the notes was the purchase of pin ball and baseball game machines which were gambling devices and therefore illegal under the law…