Grant v. Hamilton

OPINION OP

THE COURT.

This action is brought to recover back a wager lost and paid on a horse-race. In the Revised Statutes of Michigan (page 210), an action is authorised to recover money lost at play, horse-racing, &e. At the common law, where there was no concealment or fraud, a wager was recoverable. 3 Term R. 693 ; 5 Burrows, 2802; Cow. 37, 735, 29. In Bunn v. Riker, 4 Johns. 434, the court said: “The law appears to be settled that some wagers form the proper ground of an action. It is worthy of remark, however, that as often as this question has been raised, there is scarcely a judge in…