Appellate Court of Illinois, 1889

Shaffner v. Pinchback

Shaffner v. Pinchback
Appellate Court of Illinois · Decided March 13, 1889 · Gary
30 Ill. App. 355; 1888 Ill. App. LEXIS 298

Shaffner v. Pinchback

Opinion of the Court

Gary, J.

Money advanced, either as a loan or on joint account, to bet on a horse race, can not be recovered, whether the receiver won or lost, whatever excuse or pretense he may offer for not repaying it.

The principle of Mosher v. Griffin, 51 Ill. 184, governs. Beck v. Briggs, 3 Den. 107; Ruckman v. Bryan, 3 Den. 340.

Judgment affirmed.

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