State v. Twenty Nine Slot MacHines

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Robb, J.:

This is an appeal in an action in rem instituted by the state for seizure and destruction of certain coin slot machines as gambling devices after notice and hearing to the owner, owners, agent of the owner or owners, or other persons in possession or control thereof.

At the outset twenty-nine machines were named parties defendant but there is no dispute over twelve of them and we are, therefore, concerned only with the seven machines seized from the V. F. W. Club, Post No. 1174, located at 211K North Main, El Dorado, and ten machines seized…