BERMAN v. RIVERSIDE CASINO CORPORATION

No. 18341.

323 F.2d 977 (1963)

Jack K. BERMAN, Appellant, v. RIVERSIDE CASINO CORPORATION, H. J. Munley, Emmet Munley, William Miller, First Doe and Second Doe, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

October 28, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank R. Petersen, Reno, Nev., James Martin MacInnis, Jack K. Berman, and Cyril Viadro, San Francisco, Cal., for appellant.

Belford & Anglim, and John Belford, Reno, Nev., for appellee H. J. Munley.

Before HAMLEY, JERTBERG and DUNIWAY, Circuit Judges.


DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge.

In the State of Nevada there exists what appears to us to be a curious conflict between the Legislature and the Supreme Court as to the public policy of the state in relation to gambling houses. The Legislature has enacted a statute reading as follows:

"It is hereby declared to be the policy of this state that all establishments where gambling games are conducted or operated or where gambling devices are operated in the State of Nevada...

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