Hatton v. Casey

Appellee brought this action against appellant to recover the sum of $99.25, alleged to be due for certain merchandise sold and delivered to appellant and consisting of 56 “Advertoshare Checkerboards.” Appellant filed an answer in two paragraphs to the complaint, the first paragraph being a general denial, the second admitting the purchase and receipt of the merchandise and the amount of the contract price therefor, but seeking to avoid liability on the contract by asserting that said “Advertoshare Checkerboards” were gambling devices and that he had purchased same in ignorance of their real…