State v. Robb & Rowley United, Inc.

This case is before this Court on one certified question from the Court of Civil Appeals at Galveston. It appears from the certificate, and opinion accompanying it, that this cause was filed in the district court of Anderson County, Texas, by the State, by and through the county attorney of such county, against the above named appellees, to enjoin them from operating and conducting “Buck Night.” It is alleged that the scheme or plan known as “Buck Night” is a lottery within the meaning of our penal statutes denouncing lotteries. The authority to bring the action is asserted by the county…