A WAGERING CASE
<2Y TBLSGr.AJH.—PKSS ASSOCIATION.) STRATFORD, Th is Day : Mr. .Bailey, S.M., delivered judgment to-day in the;wagering*case Morrison v. Sharp, in which a claim was made against Sharp as stakeholder in a bet on the Stratford election. Plaintiff alleged that the money was paid away by Sharp contrary to his instructions. At the hearing a fortnight ago, a nonsuit was applied for on tho ground that no action could lie, relying on section 70 of the Gaming Act. Concluding his judgment, j tho Magistrate said : "Tho addition of the words in our section 70 over 'and above thos contained in the English,' Act appear to me to be surplusage, and have no effect on the law as it stood before the passing of our 1894 Act. Judgment; for plaintiff, for amount claimed with costs." Security for appeal.was fixed at I £70.
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Evening Post, Volume C, Issue 38, 13 August 1920, Page 8
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142A WAGERING CASE Evening Post, Volume C, Issue 38, 13 August 1920, Page 8
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