Legal Opinion
Lamy v. Will
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 7, 1962No. 284PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAMUEL, Judge.
This is a suit for $135.00 based on a check drawn by defendant in that amount and held by plaintiff. The defense is that the amount claimed is a gambling debt and therefore uncollectable by court action. Defendant has appealed from a judgment in favor of plaintiff as prayed for.
Plaintiff and defendant, who were friends, met one evening after work at a cafe or bar in the City of New Orleans. There with five or six other friends or acquaintances they engaged in a game called “poker dice”, playing for both drinks and money. The low man in each game paid for the drinks and the high…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Clemons v. Succession of JohnsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1929
- Brand v. EvansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1927
- Domino v. La BordLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
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