Legal Opinion
Cartright v. McElwain
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided February 16, 1909PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal from Warren Circuit Court. John M. Calloway, Circuit Judge. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Wm. Rogers Clay, Commissioner
Affirming.
Plaintiff, H. T. McElwain, brought this action against J. F. Cartwright to recover the sum of $800 alleged to have been lost in a game of poker. The jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff, and the defendant appeals.
According to the evidence for the plaintiff, he came to Bowling Green on the 22d or 23d of November, 1907, having in his possession a check for $1,311.25 given him that day by his father. Soon after reaching Bowling Green, he was seen in company with one John Martin, who had been sleeping in a room over the saloon…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Triplett v. SeelbachCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1890
3Cited by5 opinions
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