Johnson v. Clark

The following facts- are fairly established by evidence, offered on behalf of plaintiff, viz.:- The defendant was the president and virtual proprietor of a club, where gambling was practiced. Defendant, or his assistant, wnuLd sell poker chips to the players, to be used in the game,, and, at the conclusion of the *347game, there would be a settlement made, in cash, with the defendant, or his representative. The defendant himself and his assistant usually took part in the game. -The plaintiff, a boy of about eighteen years of age, frequented this gambling place, and bought chip's from defendant,…