Legal Opinion
United States Trotting Ass'n v. Chicago Downs Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 8, 1981No. Nos. 80-1948 to 80-1950PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff United States Trotting Association (USTA) brought these three actions against Chicago Downs Association, Inc. and Fox Valley Trotting Club, Inc., alleging that they had unlawfully appropriated USTA’s property. The three actions were consolidated in the district court and remain consolidated here.
In the first suit (district court number 77-C-3312; our number 80-1948) USTA alleged that Chicago Downs, an Illinois management corporation that sponsors race meetings at Sportsman’s Park, a harness race track in Cicero, Illinois, used USTA registration and eligibility…
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