Legal Opinion
In Re Smith
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided April 28, 1987No. Civ. JFM-86-3586PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MOTZ, District Judge.
This is an appeal from an order entered by Bankruptcy Judge Paul Mannes on October 16, 1986, 66 B.R. 58, upholding a $15,000 claim asserted against the bank rupt estate by the Golden Nugget Casino Hotel (“GNAC”). The claim was based upon three bad checks, each for $5,000, which the debtor gave to GNAC in return for chips purchased by the debtor on a gambling junket to Atlantic City.
The issue presented is whether GNAC’s claim is barred because, as a gambling debt, it is unenforceable in Maryland. 1 Maryland Code Ann., Article 27, § 243 provides:
Any person that…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Cates v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1974
- Emerson v. Urie TownsendCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1890
- Bender v. Arundel Arena, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1967
- Spies v. RosenstockCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1898
- In Re SmithUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · 1986
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Mandalay Resort Group v. Miller (In Re Miller)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- In Re LerouxUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1997
- Matter of WegenerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nebraska · 1995