Legal Opinion
Hope v. Burns
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided March 11, 1947No. 257PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWINFORD, District Judge.
The complaint seeks to recover a gambling loss under Sections 372.010 to 372.050, inclusive, KRS. It is alleged that the plaintiff lost $8,060.00 to the defendants at gaming, wagering or betting. The defendants refused to repay this sum or any part of it on demand of the plaintiff.
The defendants have filed a motion to dismiss. This motion should be overruled. The statute expressly provides for such an action and the complaint shows the jurisdiction of both the action and the parties to be in this court.
The plaintiff has filed interrogatories to be answered by the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Counselman v. HitchcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Brown v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- United States v. MoniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Lohman v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1848
- Gorham v. CarrolCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1823
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Charles P. Campbell, Jr., and Elizabeth M. Burke Campbell v. Arthur W. Gerrans, Edward Dennis, and Doe I, Through XCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- de Antonio v. SolomonDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1966