Legal Opinion
Hochberg v. New York City Off-Track Betting Corp.
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 1, 1973PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSidney H. Asoh, J.
George Washington once observed that ‘ ‘ gambling is the child of avarice, the brother of iniquity and the father of mischief.” This case supports that proposition. The plaintiff seeks the amount of $44,517.90 based upon the outcome of the ninth race at Yonkers Raceway in March 18, 1972. Reflecting on the outcome, he may well have echoed the Damon Runyon horse bettor who said, ‘ ‘ The way my figures are standing up, I can run a spool of thread into a pair of pants in no time.” (Runyon, All Horse Players Die Broke). The defendant bookie, New York City Off-Track Betting Corporation, chilled his…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Holberg v. Westchester Racing Ass'nNew York Supreme Court · 1945
- Allano v. Westchester Racing Ass'nAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1942
- Shapiro v. Queens County Jockey ClubCity of New York Municipal Court · 1945
- Strough v. ConleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1939
- Coppola v. KraushaarAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Aguimatang v. California State LotteryCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
- Karafa v. NJ State Lottery Comm.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1974
- Register v. Oaklawn Jockey Club, Inc.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1991
- DePasquale v. Ogden Suffolk Downs, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1990
- Valois v. Gulfstream Park Racing Ass'nDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
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