Legal Opinion
Lavick v. Nitzberg
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 27, 1948No. Civ. 13510PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNourse, P. J.
Plaintiff sued on four checks of $500 each given to plaintiff in payment for chips to be used by defendant in a game of “low ball” or draw poker. Plaintiff was the owner of the premises in which he conducted a gambling establishment. He knew that the checks were given for the purchase of chips, that the chips would be used by the defendant in the game which was then in progress, and that one of his employees would participate in the game. Defendant lost all the chips and thereafter stopped payment on the cheeks.
The cause was determined on a stipulation of facts, and the trial court made…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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