...deemed guilty of obtaining the same by a false pretence, and be punished accordingly; and all contracts, whether by parol or in writing, by way of gaming or wagering, shall be null and void; and uu suit at law or in equity shall be brought to гес<жг from a stakeholder a deposit on a wager,...

...plaintiff cannot recover in the present action. That section enacts, "that all contracts or agreement«, whether by parol or in writing, by way of gaming or wagering, shall be null and void, and that no suit shall be brought or maintained in any court of law or equity, for recovering any sum...

...cap. 109), it is amongst other things enacted, that all contracts or agreements, whether by parole or in writing, by way of gaming or wagering, shall be null and void ; and no action at law or suit in equity can henceforth be brought or maintained for any sum of money...

...action had been commenced. The language of the 18th section is as follows : — " And be it enacted, that all contracts or agreements, whether by parol...way of gaming or wagering, shall be null and void ; and that no suit shall be brought or maintained in any court of law or equity for recovering any...

...his action. The statute received the royal assent on the 8th of August, 1845 ; and the 18th section enacts, " that all contracts or agreements, whether...parol or in writing, by way of gaming or wagering, should be null and void; and that no suit should be brought or maintained in any court of law or equity,...

...109, 8. 18 (8th August, 1845), further provides that " All contracts or agreements, whether by parole or in writing, by way of gaming or wagering, shall be null and void, and no suit shall be brought or maintained in any court of law or equity for recovering any sum of...

...statute of 8 & 9 Viet. c. 109, s. 18, provides, "that all contracts or agreements, whether by parol or writing, by way of gaming or wagering, shall be null and void; and that no suit shall be brought or maintained at law or in equity for recovering any sum of money...

...of 8 & 9 Vict c- 109> s- 18> provides, «that all L contracts or agreements, ichetJier by parol or writing, by way of gaming or wagering, shall be null and void ; and that no suit shall be (o) Vide Gilpin v. Cluttcrbuck, Law Times, April, 184Э. (p) Davison v....

...applicable only to securities existing when it was passed. The pleas in this case follow the words of the 8 & 9 Viet. c. 109, s. 18, which enacts, " that all...particulars of the illegality. In Hill v. Montagu, 2 M. & S. 377, a general plea of usury was held bad on general demurrer, Lord Ellenborough remarking...

...transactions in the foreign funds ; Wells v. Porter (b). The pleas, it is true, follow the language of the 8 & 9 Viet. c. 109, s. 18, which enacts, that " all...gaming or wagering, shall be null and void;" but the act does not dispense with the necessity of observing (a) 5 M. & W. 462. 194. Nor does the act apply...