Legal Opinion
Opn. No.
New York Attorney General Reports
Decided December 12, 1979Published
1Opinion of the Court
Hon. John Van Lindt Executive Director New York State Racing and Wagering Board
This is in response to a letter from your Counsel wherein he inquired if an employee of the New York State Thruway Authority would be barred from holding a harness racing license under the provisions of McKinney's Unconsolidated Laws, § 8052 (formerly Pari-Mutuel Law, § 63).
That law prohibits public officers, public employees or party officers from holding "any license from the state racing commission, the state harness racing commission or the quarter horse racing commission" (McKinney's Unconsolidated Laws, §…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Glassman v. GlassmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1956
- Plumbing, Heating, Piping & Air Conditioning Contractors Ass'n v. New York State Thruway AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
- Easley v. New York State Thruway AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1956
- Murtha v. MonaghanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1956
- Murtha v. MonaghanNew York Court of Appeals · 1957