Tennessee Supreme Court December 15, 1846 (Weakley v. Watkins)

Turley, J.

delivered the opinion of the court.

This bill of complainant alledges, that the complainant, R. L. Weakley, together with Benjamin Ferguson as security, executed his bill single, for the sum of two hundred dollars, to Joseph Watkins; that there was no consideration paid for it, but that it was executed as a wager upon the pending election for the presidency between Martin Van Burén and