Legal Opinion
Ugast v. Lafontaine
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 13, 1947No. [No. 6, October Term, 1947.]PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDelaplaine, J.
Fred H. Ugast, John W. Lyles and Milton E. Groome, co-partners, trading as Capital Service Stations, brought this suit in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County to recover $33,886.52, which had been lost by their bookkeeper, Harry W. Wilson, by gambling. The suit was instituted on December 30, 1943, against James A. LaFontaine, the Maryland Athletic Club, a corporation, and Charles Price, who operated gaming tables at an establishment on the Baltimore-Washington Boulevard, where Wilson lost their money. Plaintiffs alleged that the bookkeeper embezzled $43,886.52, making false entries in…
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