McGrath v. Kennedy

This is an action to recover of the defendant the sum of $500, delivered to him as stakeholder by the plaintiff. At the trial, the plaintiff submitted testimony to show that the money was delivered in pursuance of a bet, each party to which put up $500; that the bet was on certain games of “ pool,” to be played by one Shaw against one Sullivan, the plaintiff betting that Sullivan, and the other party that Shaw, would be the winner in a contest of forty-one games ; that, after thirty or more games had been played, while the contest was still undecided, but after it had become apparent that…