People v. Burns
Cases that cite this one
10 later published cases cite this decision.
- Kayden Industries, Inc. v. Lefkowitz (New York Supreme Court 1965)
- American Broadcasting Co. v. United States (District Court, S.D. New York 1953)
- People v. Cadle (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1958)
- Kroger Co. v. Cook (Ohio 1970)
- Italian Community Home Federation, Inc. v. Kelly (New York Supreme Court 1958)
- Black North Associates, Inc. v. Kelly (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2001)
- Harris v. Economic Opportunity Commission of Nassau County Inc. (New York Supreme Court 1989)
- Fedin v. Hanifin (New York Supreme Court 1959)
- People v. Burns (New York County Courts 1959)
- People v. Cadle (New York County Courts 1958)
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Opinion of the Court
In the record before us requisite proof is lacking that participants in the game upon which the indictment is based were “ persons who have paid * * * consideration for the chance ” so as to constitute a lottery within the meaning of section 1370 of the Penal Law (People v. Shafer, 273 N. Y. 475).
The judgments should be reversed and the indictment dismissed.
Lohghran, Ch. J., Lewis, Conway, Desmond, Dye, Ftjld and Froessel, JJ., concur.
Judgments reversed, etc.
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