13 Johns. 85
Decided January 15, 1816
New York Supreme Court · decided 1816-01-15
ERROR, on a certiorari to a justice’s court. Minturn brought a suit against Northrop, on a promissory note given by Northrop to Minturn, for 25 dollars. The defence was, that the note was given for a gaming debt.
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Decided 1816-01-15
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¶1Supposing the true construction of the evidence to be, that part of the consideration of the note was for the use of a billiard table, in playing billiards at the house of Minturn ; yet, as there is no evidence that Minturn then kept a tavern, it was not an unlawful contract; there being no evidence that it was for money lost at play.
¶2The judgment below must fee affirmed.