Mitchell v. Nelson

Mr. Presiding Justice Baume

delivered the opinion of the court.

Appellant brought suit in the Circuit Court of De Witt county against appellee to recover treble the sums of money alleged to have' been lost by one Louis N. Mitchell, a brother of appellant, and won by Pratt Nelson, appellee, in certain bets upon the outcome of foot races between J. P. Haughn and J. L. Sanderson. The first count of the declaration charges that said Louis N. Mitchell lost and said appellee won $1,500 in the foot race which took place November 24, 1903, and the second count charges that said Louis N. Mitchell lost…