Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Corbello v. Bond
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 28, 1983No. 83-KK-1173PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEMMON, Justice.
This case presents the issue, in the posture of a pretrial motion to quash, of the constitutionality of Calcasieu Parish Ordinance No. 2263, which provides:
“As authorized by R.S. 33:4852, it shall be unlawful for any person in this parish to gamble with cards, or to participate in any card game by whatever name the game may be called or known, at which money, or anything representing money, or any article of value shall be pledged, bet, or hazarded. This section shall not apply to any private game played in a private home occupied by a family as such, or game in private clubs,…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State v. GaineySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- City of Alexandria v. La CombeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
- City of Shreveport v. KaufmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977