Legal Opinion
Ervin v. State ex rel. Walley
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided November 19, 1897No. 17,608PublishedCited by 27 opinions
From the Delaware Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the CourtMcCabe, C. J.
The appellee sued the appellants to recover money alleged to have been lost by William A. Walley, the relator’s husband, to the appellees by betting on a game called faro, under sections 6676, 6678, Burns’ R. S. 1894 (4951, 4953, R. S. 1881.) The complaint was in five paragraphs, and the court overruled a several demurrer by the defendants to each paragraph for want of sufficient facts, and that the plaintiff had no capacity to sue.
A trial of the issues resulted in a verdict and judgment for $5,414.50 over appellants’ several and joint motions for a new trial. The court also overruled…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. ThompsonIndiana Supreme Court · 1886
- Renihan v. WrightIndiana Supreme Court · 1890
- Shoemaker v. Board of CommissionersIndiana Supreme Court · 1871
- Brumfield v. DrookIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
- Baker v. PyattIndiana Supreme Court · 1886
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Indianapolis Street Railway Co. v. RayIndiana Supreme Court · 1906
- Lake Erie & Western Railroad v. McFallIndiana Supreme Court · 1905
- Allison v. State Ex Rel. AllisonIndiana Supreme Court · 1963
- Friedersdorf v. LacyIndiana Supreme Court · 1910
- Indiana State Highway Commission v. RickertIndiana Court of Appeals · 1980
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