Gregory v. King

Citations

• 58 Ill. 169

Syllabus

<p>1. Waqbbs—void as to election in another State. A wager between citizens of this State, as to the result of a presidential election in another State, made prior to the election, is against public policy, and void. Such a wager is equally as immoral and pernicious as one upon the result of such election in the State in which the parties reside.</p> <p>2. Same—whether can he recov&i’ed hack. Courts of justice will not encourage such wagers by affording aid to either party, and if paid by the stakeholder to one of them, although from the result of the election, under the conditions of the wager, he was not entitled to it, the other can not recover it back.</p> <p>3. Same—-former decisions. The decisions in the cases of Morgan v. Pettit, 3 Scam. 529, and Smith v. Smith, 21 Ill. 244, wherein they are in conflict herewith, are overruled.</p>