Hilton International Co. v. Arace

This is an action brought to enforce a judgment obtained in Puerto Rico for a gambling debt. The defendant, Pasquale Arace ("Arace"), is a resident of Connecticut. During March of 1971 he visited the gambling casinos of the plaintiff, Hilton International Co. ("Hilton"), in Puerto Rico where he sought and was given gambling credit in the amount of $3300, secured by delivering to Hilton two checks endorsed in blank made payable to himself. The credit was used solely for gambling. Hilton was unable to satisfy the gambling debts accumulated by Arace because he issued a stop payment order on the…