Greenberg v. Hoff

Action for money due on an account. Answer, that the debt sued for was for money loaned by the plaintiff to the defendant for the purpose of engaging in the business of gaming and conducting the game of faro, the plaintiff to share in the profits to be realized from the game, and that the defendant had been discharged in insolvency. There was a general verdict for the plaintiff, and judgment was rendered accordingly. The appeal is from the judgment. A bill of exceptions shows that certain special interrogatories were submitted to the jury and returned with the general verdict, with an answer…