Brennan v. Monaghan

The petitioner, a resident of Michigan, is an owner of harness racing horses and has been engaged, among other endeavors, in that sport and business in a number of States. On August 31, 1954 he filed an application with the respondent for an owner’s license in this State. The governing legislation is popularly known as the Pari-Mutuel Revenue Law (L. 1940, ch. 254, as amd.). The statute established a State Harness Racing Commission, as a division of the Department of State. The commission was granted ‘ ‘ general jurisdiction over all pari-mutuel harness racing activities in the state and the…