McElroy v. Chancellor

Decided July 1, 1852

Texas Supreme Court · decided 1852-07-01

The appellant brought bis action in a Justice’s Court to recover the amouut of sixty dollars, oil an agreement under seal with the •defendant to run a horse-race at a certain time and place. The party failing ■to run was to forfeit the amount bet on (he race. The date set out for the race to be run was on the Sabbath day.

Decided 1852-07-01

Lipscomb, J.

¶1Tiie character of this suit had no claim to the favorable interposition of equity principles of jurisprudence, and the injunction, ought not to have been granted, and there was no error in dissolving it and dismissing the petition. The judgment is affirmed.

¶2Judgment affirmed.