Stewart v. Miller

Opinion by

White, P. J.

§ 292. Illegal contract; gaming consideration; rules as to; case stated. Appellee having lost $250 at a game with cards, and owing said amount to the party who had won it, drew a draft for said amount on the Exchange *357Bank at Dallas, and requested appellant Stewart to cash said draft and pay said debt, which request appellant complied with, appellee promising to repay him the amount. Appellant was not present when the amount was lost in gaming by appellee, and had no interest in or connection with the game in which said amount was lost by appellee. At the time appellant…