State v. Moren
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by Frank C. Moren from a judgment of the municipal court of the city of Minneapolis, Elliott, J., entered May 9,1891, that he was guilty of drawing a lottery. cited Ex parte Shobert, 70 Cal. 632; Kohn v. Koehler, 96 N. Y. 362; Yellow Stone Kit v. State, 88 Ala. 196. cited ü. S. v. Olney, 1 Abb. (U. S.). 275; Wooden v. Shot-well, 23 N. J. Law, 465, 24 N. J. Law, 789; Seidenbender v. Charles, 4 Serg. & E. 151; Bell v. State, 5 Sneed, 507, 509; Bish. St. Crimes, I 955.
1Opinion of the CourtVanderburgh, J.
This prosecution is for an alleged violation of the statute against lotteries, and the complaint charges, in substance, that the defendant unlawfully sold to the complaining witness, for $1, a chance on certain personal property, — a suit of clothes of the value of $40, — such chance to be determined by lot between the complainant and a number of other persons, and dependent on the drawing thereafter by defendant of a lottery or scheme of chance, which said suit of clothes was then and there offered for distribution by chance among said persons and complainant, each having paid money for such…
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