Bain v. Grillot

OPINION

CLAIBORNE, J.

This is a suit for $800 based upon several bets made upon horse racing immediately before the running of the horses and within the enclosure of the Fair Grounds Race Track, a licensed race course.

The defense is that betting upon horse racing is in violation of law and therefore illegal.

There was judgment against defendant and he has appealed.

The defendant relies upon C. C. 1893-1895 and Act 57 of 1908 and State vs. Gardner, 151 La. 874, 92 South. 368. None of these support his position.

Article 2983 (2952) of the Civil Code reads as follows:

“The law grants no action for the…