Kohn v. . Koehler
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from order of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the first judicial department, which reversed a judgment in favor of defendant, entered upon the report of a referee. The nature of the action and the material facts are stated in * the opinion. Neither the courts nor the legislature of this State have the power to declare a valid Austrian government bond to be a lottery ticket.
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Appeal from order of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the first judicial department, which reversed a judgment in favor of defendant, entered upon the report of a referee. The nature of the action and the material facts are stated in * the opinion. Neither the courts nor the legislature of this State have the power to declare a valid Austrian government bond to be a lottery ticket. If the instrument is a valid government bond at the place of its issue, it remains such wherever it goes, and is protected by the rules of international law. (Soudder v. U. N. B'h, 91 IT. S. 406, 413;…
1Opinion of the CourtMillek, J.
The plaintiff claimed to recover in this action double the amount paid by him for a bond issued by the authority of the government of Austria, which he purchased of the defendant, and which, it is alleged, purported on its face to be a share or interest in and to a certain illegal lottery, and a certificate of the said share or interest therein, describing the same. The complaint alleges that the action accrued against the defendant under and by virtue of a violation of the provisions of section 32 of article 4 of title 8 of part 1, chapter 20 of the Revised Statutes (2 R. S. [6th ed.] 923),…
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