LISS v. MANUEL


58 Misc.2d 614 (1968)

V. Mitchell Liss, Plaintiff, v. Al Manuel, Defendant.

Civil Court of the City of New York, Trial Term, New York County.

December 30, 1968


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Kenneth Thompson for plaintiff. Martin J. McLaughlin for defendant.


EDWARD J. GREENFIELD, J.

This action is brought to collect $6,070.03 on a somewhat unusual written contract of indemnity. Plaintiff contends it is a simple and straightforward contract; defendant argues it is the embodiment of an illegal and unenforcible gambling arrangement.

The dispute arises out of the ill-fated efforts of the parties, gripped by speculative fever, to cash in on the elusive "sure...

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