Stirling Distributors, Inc. v. Keenan

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Bodine, J.

The appeal in this case is from a decree in the Court of Chancery restraining the Director of Public Safety of the City of Newark from confiscating certain so-called baseball games owned and leased by complainant.

The question for determination was whether the device in question was a gambling device within the meaning of R. S. 2:135-2. State v. Brandt, 122 N. J. Law 488. The issue was tried in the Court of Special Sessions and the determination was favorable to the complainant who then proceeded. to final hearing in the Court of Chancery and…