Wallace v. Marr

This suit concerns the validity of an alleged agreement Gerald Wallace claimed he had with Milton McGregor involving the ownership of certain stock in Macon County Greyhound Park, Inc.

The specific legal question presented on this appeal from a summary judgment is *1105whether the trial court erred in concluding that, as a matter of law, the alleged agreement was void and unenforceable because it violated the public policy of this State as reflected in the legislative act that permitted the operation of the greyhound dog track in the first instance.

This action began on January 17, 1989, when Gerald…