Corley v. Hennessy

Plaintiff sued to recover upon a claim for money alleged to have been held in trust for him by the decedent Edward J. Kenney. The trial court gave defendant judgment based upon findings that there was nothing due plaintiff, that no funds were held by the decedent in trust for plaintiff, that decedent did not mingle with his own any moneys belonging to plaintiff, and that the cause of action was barred by the statute of limitations. In his appeal from the judgment plaintiff states three grounds—(1) that the fact that the moneys sued for were acquired through illegal gambling and taking wagers…