Case Name: Michael Sardo, Appellant, v. Lewis Fongeres, Appellee
Court: United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1829-12
Citations: 3 Cranch 655
Docket Number: 
Parties: Michael Sardo, Appellant, v. Lewis Fongeres, Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (District of Columbia - reported by Mackey)
Volume: 3
Pages: 655–656

Head Matter:
Michael Sardo, Appellant, v. Lewis Fongeres, Appellee.
Money won at billiards is money won at play, within the 5th section of 9 Anne, c-14, and cannot be recovered’if more than £10 be won at one time; which section of that statute is in force in the county of Washington.
Appeal from the judgment of a justice of’ the peace for $50, of which $48 were won at billiards at one time, and $2 were for the use of the billiard-table, the' plaintiff below being the owner of the table.
Mr Marbury, for the appellant,
contended that the debt was void by the 5th section of the English statute of 9 Anne, c. 14, which was in force in Maryland, on the 27th February, 1801, and adopted as a part ■ of the law of Maryland, as they then existed; the amount won at one time being more than ¿610. 1 Comyn on Cont. 41.
Mr. Wallach, and Mr. Elkins, for the appellee,
contended that, as the Maryland act of 1797, c. 110, respecting gaming-tables, excepted billiard-tables, all gaming at billiards was lawful; and that money won at billiards was not within the English Statute of 9 Anne, c. 14; and they cited-v. Bland, 3 Burrow, and 5 Burr. 2802, and the Maryland act of 1797, c. 110.

Opinion:
The Coukt, (ThRuston, J., absent,) reversed the judgment, with costs of this Court, and entered judgment for the appellee for $1, for the use of the table, he being the owner thereof.-