Smith v. Commonwealth
Smith v. Commonwealth
11 Ky. Op. 224; 3 Ky. L. Rptr. 248; 1881 Ky. LEXIS 249
Smith v. Commonwealth
Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
The indictment accuses the appellants of the offense of unlawfully permitting a game of chance on premises occupied by
It has been held that pool selling was neither a wager nor a game. Check v. Commonwealth, 79 Ky. 359. Therefore the acts alleged did not constitute the offense with which the appellants were charged.
Wherefore the judgment is reversed.
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