Harriman Institute of Social Research, Inc. v. Carrie Tingley Crippled Children's Hospital

The question for decision is whether a lottery conducted as part of a fair to be held in this state for the benefit of a charitable institution is legal if less than the gross proceeds of the fair are to be devoted to the charitable purpose. The issue arises out of a suit by The Harriman Institute of Social Research, Inc., a Maryland corporation qualified to do business in New Mexico, as plaintiff, against Carrie Tingley Crippled Children's Hospital, a corporate state institution, as defendant, to determine the legality of certain proposed acts in performance of a contract entered into…