Berkebile v. Outen

How courts have described this case

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• recognizing that an illegal contract has always been unenforceable and that South Carolina courts will not enforce a contract which is violative of public policy, statutory law or provisions of the constitution
• holding § 32-1-10, originally enacted in 1712 when the Statutes of Anne were adopted, applied to losses incurred in playing legalized video gaming machines
• stating it is \improvident to judicially engraft extra requirements into legislation which is clear on its face\
• stating it is “improvident to judicially engraft extra requirements into legislation which is clear on its face”
• stating the legislature contemplated a policy which prevents a gambler from allowing his vice to overcome his ability to pay
• debating whether the Carolina gambling law allows for recovery from legal as well as illegal gambling contracts

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