Present : Sir Joseph T. Hutchinson, Chief Justice, Mr. Justice
Wendt, and Mr. Justice Wood Renton.

SINNATURAI v. CHINNIAH.

C. R., Point Pedro, 10,193.

Cheetoo Club-Illegality-Lottery-Recovery of prize-Contribution-Ordinance No. 8 of 1844.

    A cheetoo club comes within the scope of the Lottery Ordinance (No. 8 of 1844), and no action can be maintained for the recovery of prizes won at the drawings of such a club; but contributions made by the members may be recovered, provided they have not been paid over to any one else in accordance with the rules of such club.

THE plaintiff appealed from a judgment of the Commissioner of Requests dismissing her action for the recovery of a money prize won at a drawing of a club known as a cheetoo club, and also of the contributions made by her towards the funds of the club.

    E. W. Jayewardene (with him Balasingham), for the plaintiff, appellant.-Cheetoo clubs do not come within the scope of the Lottery Ordinance, No. 8 of 1844. No one wins a prize, and no one risks anything. The contributors get back their contributions and no more. The mere use of the money is not such a benefit as is contem