Legal Opinion

Fritts v. Charles

California Supreme Court

Decided November 30, 1904No. S.F. No. 3909PublishedCited by 12 opinions

The facts are stated in the opinion. U. S. Webb, Attorney-General, and James H. Campbell, District Attorney, for Appellant.

1Opinion of the Court

COOPER, C.

Defendant is a justice of the peace in Palo Alto Township, in Santa Clara County. Plaintiff filed an affidavit with said justice in which he alleged that a misdemeanor had been committed by one Levin, by unlawfully playing and conducting a “certain game played with a device known as a slot machine, said machine being supplied with a certain amount of money, and being operated by placing therein a nickel and turning a crank, the person placing said nickel therein securing thereby a chance of getting a much larger sum of money from said machine upon turning said crank.”

The defendant…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Marini v. GrahamCalifornia Supreme Court · 1885
  2. Ashe v. Board of SupervisorsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1886
  3. Mitchell v. BoardmanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1887
  4. Linden v. Board of SupervisorsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1872

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Parker v. BowronCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
  2. Carsten v. Psychology Examining CommitteeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Kappadahl v. Alcan Pacific Co.California Court of Appeal · 1963
  4. Braude v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1990
  5. Mushet v. Department of Public ServiceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1917

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