Desgain v. Wessner
Indiana Supreme Court
Erom Blackford Circuit Court; E. G. Vaughn, Judge. Action by Hector Desgain against Jesse D. Wessner to recover money bet on a wrestling match. Erom a judgment for defendant on demurrer to complaint, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtGillett, J.
— The question in this case is whether money lost and paid by virtue of a bet or wager on a wrestling match can be recovered under §6676 Burns 1901. That section is as follows: “If any person by betting on any game, or betting on the hands or sides of such as play at any game, shall lose to any one any money, or valuable thing, and shall pay or deliver the same, or any part thereof, the person so losing and paying, or delivering the same, may, within six months next following, recover the money or other valuable thing so lost and paid or delivered, or any part thereof, with costs of suit, by…
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