Legal Opinion
Charles Crissman Wendy Crissman Christine Crissman v. Dover Downs Entertainment Inc. Dover Downs, Inc
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 8, 2000No. 231PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
RENDELL, Circuit Judge.
We are called upon in this appeal to determine whether the exclusion of Charles and Wendy Crissman from Dover Downs race track was fairly attributable to the state of Delaware. The Crissmans argue that Dover Downs and the state were in a “symbiotic relationship” such that Dover Downs acted under color of state law based on the Supreme Court’s reasoning in Burton v. Wilmington Parking Authority, 365 U.S. 715, 81 S.Ct. 856, 6 L.Ed.2d 45 (1961). The District Court held that there was no state action and granted Dover Downs’ motion for summary judgment.…
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