Sexton v. Southwestern Auto Racing Ass'n

Mr. JUSTICE GEORGE J. MORAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment entered by the circuit court of Madison County granting defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint praying for damages arising from personal injuries sustained when plaintiff fell at defendant’s racetrack. We reverse.

Appellant, Richard Earl Sexton, entered the Madison County Fairgrounds Racetrack on July 2, 1977, to act as a “pitman” in the pit area of the racetrack and was engaged by a participant in a race sponsored that day by appellees Southwestern Auto Racing Association and Madison…