Oliver v. County of Los Angeles

Opinion

CROSKEY, J.

Plaintiff Vincent Oliver (plaintiff) and plaintiffs in intervention Helix Information Services, Inc., and Michael Hesse (Helix and Hesse, respectively, or interveners) appeal from a summary judgment entered in favor of defendant County of Los Angeles (the County). In deciding the various motions for summary judgment filed by the parties, the trial court determined that a card game called “Newjack,” which was invented by plaintiff, is a form of another card game called “21.1" Penal Code section 330 prohibits the playing of 21 for Plaintiff and the interveners had filed…