McAllister v. Gallaher
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
IN ERROR. Error to the Common Pleas of Mifflin County. Gallaher and L ’ebo made a bet of one hundred dollars upon a bdrse:race, to be run' at a future time, and each deposited fifty dollars in"the hand- of William, McAllister, which fié, who did not appear upon the ground with his horse at the appointed timé, should forfeit to the' other.
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IN ERROR. Error to the Common Pleas of Mifflin County. Gallaher and L ’ebo made a bet of one hundred dollars upon a bdrse:race, to be run' at a future time, and each deposited fifty dollars in"the hand- of William, McAllister, which fié, who did not appear upon the ground with his horse at the appointed timé, should forfeit to the' other. Gallaher did not appear, arid McAllister gave up the forfeit to Lebo, upon being indemnified'. Upon the trial of the causé, it was alleged, arid somé proof given of.it, that some unfair practices were résorted to by Lebo, ' to prevent Gallaher from appearing…
1Per curiam
AH contracts and agreements, the consideration of which is money,'or airy other thing betted, being declared unlawful and void,the principle of this case seems to have been decided in McAllister v. Hoffman, 16 Serg. & Rawle 147; and we discover nothing erroneous in the record. 1 1 ' ' ‘
judgment affirmed.
2Cases cited1 opinion
- M'Allister v. HoffmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1827