Postelle v. Rivers

Feb 28, 1901
Reporters:
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Before:
Lumpkin
Lumpkin, P. J.

The evidence introduced before the jury on the trial of ‍‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‍this case in the justice’s court demanded a finding that the board and lodging for the price of which the plaintiff sued ‍‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‍were furnished by her to the defendant for the purpose of maintaining the latter in leading a life of prostitution. This being ‍‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‍so, the defense that the plaintiff’s demand was based upon a contract the consideration of which was illegal and immoral was well ‍‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‍founded, and a verdict for the plaintiff having nevertheless been returned, the superior court erred in not sustaining the defendant’s certiorari.

Judgment reversed.

All ‍‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‍the Justices concurring, except Simmons, G. J., and Oobb, J., absent.