( 414 ) 



CHAPTER III. 



WAGERS. 



Wagers at Common Laic 



Wager on the Life of Kapolcon . 



Wager on the Eesiilt of an 

 Election 



Betting on a Race 



Bets not recoverable 



Deposit recoverable before tJie 

 Event 



Eccision of the Court of Common 

 I'leas 



irhat is a Wagering Contract . . 



Money advanced icith Stipula- 

 tion 



Trice of Mare to be increased, if 

 she won, hy her Winnings . . 



Billiard 3Iatch 



Eotundity of Earth 



Trotting against Tune 



Agreement with Tipster 



Walking Match 



Contribution to Terson nominat- 

 ing the Winner not within 

 Troviso 



Second Horse may receive Tart 

 of the Stakes within the Tro- 

 viso 



Effect of Wagers being void on 

 Xote given in Taymcnt 



Wagering Contracts by Brokers 

 void but not illegal 



Contracts may be illegal, which 

 are not void 



Money paid on void Contract . . 



414 Lecision in Equity 



415 Money paid on illegal Game not 



recoverable 



id. The Act for the Suppression of 



id. Betting Llouses 



id. The Stock Jobbing Act 



Gaming on the Stock Exchange . 

 id. As in a Time Bargain 



Question to be left to the Jury . . 



416 Statute only affects Contract 



417 tchich makes Wager 



Statute against Wagering Toli- 



id. cies 



What held to be such a Tolicy . . 



418 irar/er as to a Eeelaration of 



id. War 



id. What was held not to be such 



id. a Tolicy 



id. Taying a Bet 



419 Giving a Security 



Where a Note or Bill is a Gift . 

 Taking a stolen Bank Note in 



id. Tayment 



Taking a stopped Note in I\(y- 

 ment 



420 What invalidates the Holder's 



Bight 



id. Mala fides must be distinctly 

 proved 



421 Money borrowed to pay Bets .... 

 A Betting Agent 



id. A Betting Tartner 



id. I Cheating Wager 



422 



id. 



id. 

 423 



id. 

 id. 

 id. 



424 

 id. 



id. 



id. 

 425 

 id. 

 id. 



426 



id. 



id. 



id. 

 427 



id. 



id. 

 428 



Wagers at 

 common law. 



WAGERS. 



Ai.L Wagers wliicli were not against the principles of 

 morality, public decency or sound policy, were held good 

 at common law ; and a Wager or Bet was defined to be 

 a contract 'entered into without colour or fraud, between 

 two or more persons, for a good consideration, and upon 

 mutual promises to pay a stipulated sum of money, or to 

 deliver some other thing to each other, according as some 

 prefixed and equally uncertain contingency should happen 

 within the terms upon which the contract was made {a). 



(a) Junes V. Bandall, C'uwp. 09 ; 2 IIa-\vk. c. 92. 



