Legal Subject: Gambling

Case Date Legal Subject Abstract
Fraser, et al v. Sprott 1796 Common Law, Gambling, Interdict, Bankruptcy, Sequestration, Creditor Patrick Frazer, Walter Berry, and Henry Farquharson pursued a process to remit a Magistrates' interdict against their private lottery, arguing that such lotteries were not prohibited by statute or common law. The respondent Sprott opposed the remit, contending that private lotteries constituted unlawful gaming and were injurious to public order and fair trade. The dispute centered on whether private lotteries were legally permissible or prohibited as harmful to the public.
Maxwell v. Blair and Others 1774 Gambling Major William Maxwell of Dalswinton, pursuer, sued the trustees of the late Hugh Blair for payment on a bill that Blair had granted to Maxwell. The defenders refused to pay, claiming that the bill was granted in connection with an illegal wager on a horse race. Maxwell argued that the wager was not illegal.