SPRINGER v. SAHARA CASINOS COMPANY

No. 3431.

322 S.W.2d 33 (1959)

C. E. SPRINGER, Appellant, v. SAHARA CASINOS COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

Rehearing Denied March 20, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McMahon, Smart, Sprain & Wilson, Abilene, for appellant.

Wagstaff, Harwell, Alvis & Pope, Abilene, for appellee.


GRISSOM, Chief Justice.

Sahara Casinos Company sued C. E. Springer on his check for $500 which had been cashed by Sahara and payment stopped by Springer. Each filed a motion for summary judgment. Sahara's was granted and Springer has appealed.

Springer's first point is that the court erred in granting Sahara's motion because the check was given for gambling purposes and public policy prohibits its collection through the Courts of Texas.

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