Case Name: George Gardner v. James Grubb
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Jurisdiction: Delaware
Decision Date: 1872
Citations: 4 Houst. 448
Docket Number: 
Parties: George Gardner v. James Grubb.
Judges: 
Reporter: Delaware Reports
Volume: 9
Pages: 448–448

Head Matter:
George Gardner v. James Grubb.
An action for money had and received for a bet will not lie before a justice of the peace.
Certiorari. The record was—action of assumpsit for money had and received for a bet. Amount demanded $25. And the exception was that it did not sufficiently state and disclose the cause of action, but stated as it was, it was not within the jurisdiction of a justice of the peace.

Opinion:
By the Court.
The record imports that the action was for the money won upon the bet,, and whether* against the stake-holder or the other party to the wager, the judgment must be reversed.