Johnson v. Cooper

Opinion of the court delivered by

Judge Whyte.

The bill charges, that on or about the 20th March, 1823, or soon afterwards, the complainánt, Henry D. Johnson, betted a tract of land of four hundred acres with Joseph Cooper, one of the defendants, at a game of cards called seven up, or all-fours, at the value or price of twelve tons of bar iron. That one Crockett, who played for plaintiff!, acted villainously, and by the fraud of said Crockett and Cooper, the complainant was made to lose the land; that supposing the playing to be fair, he was induced thereby to convey said land to said Cooper;…