Schimpf v. Thomas

ODOM, Justice.

This is an injunction proceeding brought by the plaintiff Schimpf, by which he is seeking to have the sheriff of Jackson Parish prohibited from destroying certain mechanical devices designed and used for gambling purposes, said machines being the property of the plaintiff.

It appears that the plaintiff in this proceeding was defendant in a criminal prosecution instituted by the district attorney, charging Schimpf with the crime of gambling, as defined by Article 90 of the Louisiana Criminal Code, which is Act No. 43 of 1942. At the trial of the criminal case, there were brought…