Glover v. City of Birmingham

FOSTER, Justice.

On a charge of violating a city ordinance (No. 600), prohibiting the possession of certain papers customarily or usually used in the operation of a lottery, the city was permitted to prove by one who qualified as an expert that certain papers were suitable for or customarily used in the operation of a lottery.

The Court of Appeals in the opinion here under review held such testimony was permissible. Petitioner here finds fault with that ruling upon the basis of our holding that in certain cases it is not permissible for a witness, although an expert, to testify as to his…