Legal Opinion
Hargreaves v. Greate Bay Hotel & Casino
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 13, 1987No. 74210PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sognier, Judge.
Greate Bay Hotel & Casino (Greate Bay) obtained a valid judgment against George Hargreaves in New Jersey in its suit to collect a gambling debt. Greate Bay then filed suit against Hargreaves in Georgia to domesticate the New Jersey judgment. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Greate Bay, and Hargreaves appeals.
Appellant contends the trial court erred by granting judgment to Greate Bay as a matter of law because the underlying debt is a gambling debt, and it is against the public policy , of the State of Georgia to enforce such a debt. OCGA § 13-8-2 (a) (4).…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Fauntleroy v. LumSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Milwaukee County v. M. E. White Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Cannon v. CannonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
3Cited by6 opinions
- Harrah's Club v. MijalisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- Marina Associates v. BartonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1990
- Strohecker v. Gwinnett County Police DepartmentCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Boyer v. Korsunsky, Frank, Erickson Architects, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
- Gower v. Hotel Ramada of Nevada (In Re Knight)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Georgia · 1987
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