Legal Opinion
State v. One Slot Machine
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided September 18, 1957No. 13253PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARROW, Justice.
This is an action in rem brought in the name of the State of Texas against one marble table to obtain an order for the destruction of the machine on the ground that it is a slot machine and a gambling device under the provisions of Article 642a, Penal Code of Texas. The owner of the machine was duly cited and appeared, and was represented by counsel in the trial of the case. The machine at the time of its seizure was located in the Original Mexican and Italian Foods Cafe in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas. The trial court upon a hearing without a jury denied the State’s…
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- State v. LangfordCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
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