Turner v. Thompson
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 108 — ACTION AGAINST STAKEHOLDER TO RECOVER MONEY BET ON AN ELECTION APPEAL FROM MONTGOMERY CIRCUIT COURT. 1. The evidence shows that W. W. Thompson was the stakeholder of an election bet between H. Clay Turner and Harlan C. Turner, of the one part, and W. S. Lloyd of the other part; that before the stake was handed the alleged winner, H. Clay Turner notified the stakeholder to return to him his stake or deposit; also, that Harlan C. Turner, before the stake was handed…
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Case 108 — ACTION AGAINST STAKEHOLDER TO RECOVER MONEY BET ON AN ELECTION APPEAL FROM MONTGOMERY CIRCUIT COURT. 1. The evidence shows that W. W. Thompson was the stakeholder of an election bet between H. Clay Turner and Harlan C. Turner, of the one part, and W. S. Lloyd of the other part; that before the stake was handed the alleged winner, H. Clay Turner notified the stakeholder to return to him his stake or deposit; also, that Harlan C. Turner, before the stake was handed the alleged winner, notified the stakeholder to return to him his stake or deposit. The record further shows that the…
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE HOBSON
delivered the opinion of the court.
Shortly before the presidential election in 1896, appellants made a bet with W. S. Loyd on the result of the *649election. Appellant H. Clay Turner drew Ms check on the Traders’ Deposit Bank of Mt. Sterling for $700, payable to appellee, W. W. Thompson, who was the cashier of the bank, and O. K.’d the check, which was placed in an envelope with $700 belonging to Loyd. The envelope was then delivered to Thompson, as stakeholder, with this endorsement: “To be delivered to H. Clay Turner if Bryan carries Kentucky, and to be delivered to W. S. Loyd if…
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