Staub v. Henry
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from special term, Erie county. Action by Frederick Staub against George Henry and others. From an order denying a motion to vacate an order of arrest (41 N. Y. Supp. 831), defendant Henry appeals. Reversed.
1Opinion of the CourtHardin, P. J.
In article 4, c. 20, in section 24 it is declared that all agreements “for or on account of any raffle, or distribution of money, goods or things in action, for the payment of any money, or other valuable thing, in consideration of a chance in such raffle or distribution, or for the delivery of any money, goods or things in action, so raffled for, or agreed to be distributed as aforesaid, shall be utterly void.” In the following section, to wit, section 25, it is provided: “Any person who shall have paid any money, or valuable thing, for a chance or interest in any such raffle or…
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