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DORADO BEACH HOTEL CORPORATION v. JERNIGAN

No. I-356.

202 So.2d 830 (1967)

DORADO BEACH HOTEL CORPORATION, a Delaware Corporation, Appellant, v. W.A. JERNIGAN, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

September 12, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Williams, Salomon & Kenney, Miami, for appellant.

Gillis E. Powell, Crestview, for appellee.

RAWLS, Judge

Dorado Beach Hotel Corporation has appealed from a summary final judgment denying it the right to collect a gambling debt in Florida. The sole question is, Can a gambling obligation valid in Puerto Rico where created be enforced in Florida?

W.A. Jernigan, a Florida resident, while in Puerto Rico where casino gambling is legal, gambled in Appellant's licensed casino, lost money and gave Appellant a check for $6,000.00 to pay for his losses. Jernigan...

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