Thompson v. Ledbetter

Mrs. Adeline Thompson, for the joint use of herself and the educational fund of Decatur County, Georgia, sued Monroe Ledbetter and Gus Love for $3455.70. She alleged that her husband, Charlie Thompson, lost the sum sued for in the playing of certain gambling devices described in the petition and known as slot machines, which were maintained and operated by the defendants. An itemized account of the alleged losses was attached and made a part of the petition, and it was alleged that the defendants had not paid back or returned any of the money so lost to the loser, and that six months had…