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MORRISON v. HABEEB

No. 12358.

246 S.W.2d 217 (1952)

MORRISON, Chief of Police of Houston, v. HABEEB.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Galveston.

Rehearing Denied February 28, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Will Sears, City Atty., Mayo J. Thompson, Asst. City Atty., of Houston, for appellant.

Henry J. Lamb, A. H. Krichamer, of Houston, for appellee.

CODY, Justice.

This suit was brought by appellee against the Chief of Police of the City of Houston to recover possession of a case containing a collection or assembly of assorted dice, both straight and crooked. The Chief of Police defended upon the ground that "the subject matter of this litigation being a gambling or gaming device per se, is a public nuisance and as such plaintiff herein has no property right to be adjudicated by this honorable court as a matter...

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