7 La. App. 205 | La. Ct. App. | 1927
The claim in this suit is for one hundred and twenty-five dollars, represented by a check drawn by defendant in the State of Mississippi on a bank in Baton Rouge. Plaintiff lives in Mississippi and in due course caused the check to be presented for payment. The drawee bank, upon instructions of defendant, refused payment, and plaintiff then brought the present action.
The defense in substance is that the suit is to enforce the execution of an immoral contract, that plaintiff, with defendant and others, was engaged in a dice game, known as “craps,” in the town of Okolona, Mississippi, that the amount called for by the check represents a part of the losses of plaintiff in the game, and that such a claim is not actionable under the laws of Louisiana. ■ -
From a judgment in favor of plaintiff, defendant has taken the present appeal.
The evidence is that the plaintiff and one Pressly engaged in a game of “craps” in a room over a garage, occupied by John B.ean; that although plaintiff, who is a relative of defendant, and others were present, plaintiff took no part in the game.
The judgment appealed from is correct and should be affirmed, and
It is so ordered.