Legal Opinion
Finster v. Keller
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 22, 1971No. Civ. 10395PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WHELAN, J.
John Alan Finster (Finster) and Doris Effie (Effie), plaintiffs, sought and were found by the trial court to have standing to seek declaratory relief whether a certain scheme for obtaining a possible large return of money for an insignificant investment is a lottery, within the definition of Penal Code section 319. They appeal from the judgment holding the scheme to be a lottery as a matter of law.
The action was against the District Attorney of San Diego County and the Attorney General of the State of California, in their official capacities (defendants).
Defendants have…
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