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HARRAH'S CLUB v. MIJALIS

No. 21277-CA.

557 So.2d 1142 (1990)

HARRAH'S CLUB, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gus MIJALIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Writ Denied April 27, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Booth, Lockard, Politz, LeSage & D'Anna, Shreveport by Joe C. LeSage, Jr. and John R. D'Anna, for defendant-appellant.

Lowe, Stein, Hoffman & Allweiss, New Orleans by Michael R. Allweiss and Judith A. Kaufman, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MARVIN, FRED W. JONES, Jr. and HIGHTOWER, JJ.

MARVIN, Judge.

In this action to make executory a Nevada judgment and thereby enforce a gambling debt against the appellant, who is a Louisiana resident, the primary issue is whether the judgment should be denied full faith and credit because gambling is illegal and no action would lie in Louisiana. LSA-Const. Art. 12, § 6; CC Art. 2983 vs. U.S. Const. Art. 4, § 1; LRS 13:4241, et seq.

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