111 Ky. 926 | Ky. Ct. App. | 1901
Opinion of the court by
Affirming.
The appellee, W.- W. Hill, as committee tor William Clark, a lunatic, recovered judgment against J. Esten Cooke on two promissory notes amounting to $1,000. From that judgment Cooke appealed to this court, and executed a supersedeas bond, with appellant, Jacob, and another as sureties. That judgment was reversed for an error in interest, but with directions to render judgment for a certain sum. On the return of the ease, judgment was entered, in accordance with the mandate of this court, against Cooke. Execution was issued thereon and returned “No property.” Thereupon this action was instituted on the supersedeas bond. To this action the appellant, Jacob, presents the defense that the notes given by Cooke, upon which the recovery was had, were given for a gaming debt; that the only consideration of the two notes was money lost in a wager. It was therefore pleaded that the judgment against Cooke was void, and appellee could not recover on the supersedeas bond. A demurrer to this answer was sustained, and, appellant failing to plead further, the petition was taken for confessed, and judgment rendered, from which this appeal is prosecuted.
Counsel for appellant relies on section 1955, Ky. St., to ■support his answer. The 'section reads: “Every contract, conveyance, transfer, or assurance, for the consider
Judgment affirmed.