Pabst Brewing Co. v. Liston
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for St. Louis county against Pat Liston, defendant, and L. W. Eolleston, garnishee. The garnishee having made disclosure denying indebtedness, plaintiff filed a supplemental complaint, and F. L. Murray intervened. The testimony was taken before a referee, and on his report the court,' Cant, J., found in favor of plaintiff and against the garnishee. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, the garnishee appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
COLLINS, X
November 2,1896, defendant, Liston, and tbe intervenor, Murray, made a wager upon the result of tbe congressional election to be held in tbe sixth congressional district of Minnesota upon tbe following day, November 8, by each putting into tbe bands of a stakeholder, Eolleston, tbe garnishee, tbe sum of four hundred dollars, to be paid to tbe winning party when tbe result of tbe election was determined. Subsequently this plaintiff sued Liston to recover something over six hundred dollars, and caused a garnishee summons to be served upon Eolleston. Liston lost tbe wager. Tbe court…
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