Superior Court of Rhode Island May 19, 2011, C.A. No. PC 2007-5549 (Vogel v. Catala)

DECISION This controversy was tried to the Court without a jury. The essential issue in this case is whether the money for which Plaintiff David Vogel ("Plaintiff" or "Vogel") is seeking repayment from Defendant Juan Catala ("Defendant" or "Catala") was "knowingly lent for . . . gaming or betting[;]" and, if so, whether the contract is enforceable.