Williams Mfg. Co. v. Prock

ATWELL, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff seeks judgment for $23,479.80, evidenced hy a promissory note, which note, the defendant shows by reason of the discoveries, pleadings and decisions, as well as by the petition, and concededly at this argument, was given for gambling devices and is, therefore, without -legal consideration.

The machines which the plaintiff sold to the defendant were what may be termed, pin-ball machines, baseball-game machines, or, marble machines. It seems that the player of either of the machines, so sold, placed a coin in the machine and then if the metal ball which was…