Mallett v. Butcher

This was a bill in chancery in the Whiteside Circuit Court, exhibited by Charles P. Mallett against Edward C. Butcher and Janies Corking, to set aside a judgment on a note given for money lost at gambling with cards at a game called “ faro.”

The bill contains all the necessary averments in such a case. The defendants put in a demurrer to the bill, which the court sustained, and dismissed the bill. From this decree the complainant prosecutes a writ of error to this court, assigning this decree as the principal error.

The bill was filed under chapter 66, relating to gaming contracts, securities,…