A BETTING CASE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3776, 5 October 1907, Page 3

A BETTING CASE.

Dunedin, Yesterday. A betting case occupied the attention of Mr Widdowson yesterday afternoon. Arthur Geddes sued Lewis Curtis for £B2 14s, the amount of a dishonoured promissory note. A cheque was given as the result of moneys won in wagering over the Christchurch races, but payment was stopped. Defendant alleged that this was done on the authority of plaintiff’s grandfather, who expressed the opinion that plaintiff could not pdj r if he had lost. Under cross-examination, defendant said he had previously won money from plaintiff and had been paid. He denied any partnership with Ben Curtis, his father, whose clerk he was. Mr MacDonald, defendant’s solicitor, submitted that the money was irrecoverable at law, as it was clearly given for gambling purposes. Mr Burnside characterised the plea as contemptible. Defendant had taken plaintiff’s money at different times, and as soon as he lost he declined to pay up. Me must accept a nonsuit, but he submitted that, as defendant was both alleging his own wrong and committing a breach of morals both of the turf and the world, no costs ought to be allowed. A nonsuit was entered without costs.