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46 Misc. 2d 855

Cohen v. Iuzzini

Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · decided 1965-06-23

Relies on Holberg v. Westchester Racing Ass'n · People v. Hebert · Lundstrom v. De Santos

Decided 1965-06-23

Per Curiam.

¶1The agreement alleged to have been made between the parties outside the confines of a racetrack, whereby plaintiff was to receive a stated share of the prospective winnings of a wager to be made by him on defendant’s behalf at the said racetrack, is void and unenforcible. (Penal Law, §§ 991, 992; 6 Williston, Contracts [Rev. ed], § 1681; People v. Hebert, 203 Misc. 173; Holberg v. Westchester Racing Assn., 184 Misc. 581; Lundstrom v. De Santos, 205 Misc. 260; Sturm v. Truby, 245 App. Div. 357.)

¶2The order should be unanimously reversed, with $10 costs to defendant, and motion by defendant for summary judgment granted.

¶3Concur — Martuscello, Hogan and Ritchie, JJ.

¶4Order reversed, etc.

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