Roberts v. Taylor
Supreme Court of Alabama
Error to the Circuit court of Dallas county, exercising chancery jurisdiction. Bill for injunction and relief. The bill stated, that Hives and Yaughn made to complainant a promissory note for one thousand dollars, for a valuable consideration, payable twelve months after date, and that after-wards, while on a visit to Montgomery, complainant fell in company with Taylor and Blevins, who invited complainant to play at cards — prevailed upon him to indulge with too great…
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Error to the Circuit court of Dallas county, exercising chancery jurisdiction. Bill for injunction and relief. The bill stated, that Hives and Yaughn made to complainant a promissory note for one thousand dollars, for a valuable consideration, payable twelve months after date, and that after-wards, while on a visit to Montgomery, complainant fell in company with Taylor and Blevins, who invited complainant to play at cards — prevailed upon him to indulge with too great freedom in inebriating liquors, which impaired the soundness of his judgment, and while complainant was in this situation,…
1Opinion of the CourtOrmond, J.
— If this bill can be sustained, it must be on the ground/ that the endorsement of a note or bond is a contract, within the meaning of the statute, against gaming.
The language of the act is, that “All promises, agreements, notes, bills, bonds, or other securities or other conveyances whatever, made, signed, given, granted, drawn or entered, or executed by any person or persons whatsoever, after the passing of this act, where the whole or any part of the consideration of such promise, shall be *255for money or other valuable thing laid or betted at cards, &c. shall be utterly void, and of no…
2Cited by1 opinion
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