Morgan v. Pettit

An action of assumpsit was instituted before a justice of the peace, by Pettit against Morgan, and taken by appeal to the Circuit Court, where it was tried by a jury. It was proved on the trial, that in 1840, some months prior to the presidential election, Morgan and one Powell, at Scott county, Illinois, made a bet on the result of the election for President in the State of Kentucky; by the terms of which, Morgan was to pay Powell $50 if General Harrison received three thousand majority in that State, and if he received less than that majority, Powell was to pay Morgan the like amount.…