Estill v. Fox

Judge Owslev

delivered the Opinion of the Court.

This plaintiff declared against the defendant, in debt, for two hundred and forty dollars, bet at games of cards by the defendant and a certain William Day. The one moiety thereof is alleged to have been bet by the defendant, and the other by Day, who, after having lost his bet, is stated to have paid the amount to the defendant, &c.

The defendant pleaded two pleas; to the first of which issue was taken by the plaintiff to the country5 and to the other he filed a demurrer. The demurrer was joined by the defendant, and the plea adjudged g0QJd by…