Legal Opinion

Joker Club, L.L.C. v. Hardin

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided May 1, 2007No. COA06-123PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CALABRIA, Judge.

Joker Club, L.L.C., (“plaintiff’) appeals from an order of the trial court, denying its request for injunctive relief against former District Attorney James E. Hardin (“defendant”) and concluding that poker is a game of chance that is illegal in North Carolina. We dismiss in part and affirm the order of the trial court.

On. 11 August 2004, plaintiff’s attorney wrote to defendant, stating his client’s intent to open a poker club within the territorial limits of Durham County and seeking defendant’s opinion as to the legality of the establishment. On 24 September 2004, defendant…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Viar v. North Carolina Department of TransportationSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2005
  2. State v. FlemingCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1992
  3. State v. StroupeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1953
  4. State v. BerrymanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2006
  5. State v. . GuptonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1848

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3Cited by13 opinions

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