Cochran v. Dellfava

OPINION OF THE COURT

John R Schwartz, J.

The issue here is whether the plaintiff can recover from the defendant the $2,200 she gave to him to play in the so-called "airplane game”.

The game consists of a total of 15 players or investors. Each player must initially pay $2,200 to enter the airplane game. *39There is an outgoing pilot, two copilots, four flight attendants, and eight passengers. The pilot, copilots and flight attendants are already on the plane and they attempt to sell tickets to eight new passengers. As each of these eight passengers boards the airplane, he (she) pays $2,200 for his…