Stowell v. Guthrie

Superior Court of North Carolina

Stowell v. Guthrie

3 N.C. 297

DecidedJanuary 15, 1804

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Stowell v. Guthrie, 3 N.C. 297 (N.C. Ct. App. 1804).

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Taylsr, Judge»

The act should be so construed as most eficC-tuallv (.0 suppress the vice of gaming, which is the parent of every in'iíortuue ; and the best way to do this is to give no action to the plaintiff in sucha cases For knowing that be will not be re* iicved, he will take care not to engage in gambling.

Verdict lor the defendant.

Severe. — Is it not the principle of this act to take care of these who have not prudence enough to take care or themselves ? If r.o, it is against its principle to say, let men take care of themselves»

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Taylsr, Judge»

The act should be so construed as most eficC-tuallv (.0 suppress the vice of gaming, which is the parent of every in'iíortuue ; and the best way to do this is to give no action to the plaintiff in sucha cases For knowing that be will not be re* iicved, he will take care not to engage in gambling.

Verdict lor the defendant.

Severe. — Is it not the principle of this act to take care of these who have not prudence enough to take care or themselves ? If r.o, it is against its principle to say, let men take care of themselves»

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3 N.C. 297, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/stowell-v-guthrie-ncsuperct-1804.