Any other person may, after the expiration of the ninety (90) days, and within twelve (12) months thereafter, recover the amount of such money, thing, or its value, by action for the use of the spouse; or, if no spouse, the child or children; and, if no child or children, the next of kin of the loser.
Code 1858, § 1772; Shan., § 3162; Code 1932, § 7815; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1705.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 13 Tenn. Juris., Gaming, Gambling and Gambling Contracts, § 15.
Law Reviews.
Federal Income Tax — Deductibility of Wagering Losses, 1 Vand. L. Rev. 145.
Cited: Clemmer Motor Co. v. Towler, 179 Tenn. 295, 165 S.W.2d 581, 1942 Tenn. LEXIS 23 (1942).