Armstrong v. Parchman
Citations
- 42 Tex. 185
Syllabus
<p>1. Wager on Horse Racing.—In an action to recover of a stakeholder property placed in his hands as a wager on a horse-race, the terms of which were reduced to writing, in the absence of allegation and proof that the rules of the turf entered in and formed part of the contract to run the race, it is error to. instruct the jury that the decision of the parties selected to witness the race and announce their conclusion on the relative speed of the horses is conclusive as to the question whether the race had been fair and as had been stipulated between the parties; the question of fairness should have been left to the jury.</p> <p>2. Rules oe ti-ie Ture.—The court will not take notice of the rules of the turf without allegation and proof.</p>
How courts have described this case
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- “Petitioner was entitled to confront and cross-examine the persons who provided the evidence which resulted in his loss of liberty. By not being afforded that opportunity, petitioner was denied the minimal rights of due process to which he was entitled.”
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Judges: Moore
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