Legal Opinion

Ransome v. State

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided October 22, 1892PublishedCited by 10 opinions

FROM HAMILTON. Appeal iii error from Circuit Court of Hamilton County. John A. Moon, J.

1Opinion of the CourtLuRTOn, J.

Appellant was convicted upon an indictment which charged him with unlawful gaming. The indictment ivas for betting upon horse-races, the betting not having been done upon and within a lawful race-course within this State.

The Act making such betting unlawful is Cli. 115, Acts 1891, and it is in the following ivords:

“An Act to amend Section 4881 of the Code of Tennessee, being Section 5701 of Milliken & Verlrees’ vevisal.
“Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That Section 4881 of the Code of Tennessee be, and the same is hereby, amended as follows, viz.:…

2Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. YardleyTennessee Supreme Court · 1895
  2. Commonwealth v. Kentucky Jockey ClubCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
  3. Chattanooga Ry. & Light Co. v. BettisTennessee Supreme Court · 1917
  4. Memphis Street Railway Co. v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1903
  5. State v. RunnelsTennessee Supreme Court · 1893

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