Lansing v. Lansing
New York Supreme Court
error, on certiorari, from a justice’s court. The defendant in error brought an action against the plaintiff *n error’ before a justice, on a note made by the plaintiff in error, payable 30 days after date, to J. G. L. or order, and endorsed by him. The plaintiff in error and J. G. -£• made a bet of 8 dollars, on the 26th April last, after t^le
1Per curiam
The plaintiff below took the note, after it had become due, and subject, therefore, to every defence which existed against it, in the hands of the original payee. This case falls within the principle laid down in Bunn v. Piker, (4 Johns. Rep. 426.) that a bet involving an inquiry into the validity of the election of the governor, was void, on principles of policy. The, judgment below must be reversed.
Judgment reversed.
2Cited by9 opinions
- Johnston v. RussellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1869
- Ball v. GilbertMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1847
- Havens v. HuntingtonNew York Supreme Court · 1823
- Rust v. GottNew York Supreme Court · 1828
- Stoddard v. MartinSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1828
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.