Legal Opinion
AB Long Music Company v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided June 21, 1968PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MONTGOMERY, Judge.
Eighteen pinball machines were adjudged to be condemned and forfeited to the Commonwealth of Kentucky pursuant to KRS 436.280. The judgment was based on a jury verdict finding that the machines “were intended to be used for the purpose of gambling.” The separate appeals of A. B. Long Music Company et al. and R. Brindley et al. have been consolidated. The primary question is whether the machines seized “were intended to be used for the purpose of gambling” and, therefore, were subject to condemnation under the statute.
The testimony shows that the machines possess the same…
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