Marrone v. Washington Jockey Club
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT Oi-COLUMBU. The' facts, .which involve the ‘ -ights, of the purchaser • of a ticket to a race track, and liability for his ejection therefrom, are stated in the opinion. A conspiracy, for the purposes of a civil action, is a combination of two or more persons by some concerted action to accomplish any purpose by unlawful means or an unlawful purpose by any means. Karges Furniture Co. v..
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ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT Oi-COLUMBU. The' facts, .which involve the ‘ -ights, of the purchaser • of a ticket to a race track, and liability for his ejection therefrom, are stated in the opinion. A conspiracy, for the purposes of a civil action, is a combination of two or more persons by some concerted action to accomplish any purpose by unlawful means or an unlawful purpose by any means. Karges Furniture Co. v.. Amalgamated Woodworkers’ Union, 105 Indiana, 421. It may be a verbal agreement or undertaking, or a .scheme evidenced by the action of the parties. Franklin-Union…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
This is an action of trespass for forcibly preventing the plaintiff from entering the Benningh Race. Track in this District after he had bought a ticket of admission, and for doing the same thing, or turning him out, on the following day just after he had dropped his ticket into the box. There was also a count charging that the defen da ntr conspired to destroy the plaintiff’s reputation and that they excluded him on the charge of having 'doped’ or drugged a horse entered by him for a race a few days Ire-fore, in pursuance of such conspiracy. But as no evidence of a conspiracy was introduced…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Burnham v. . FlynnNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
- W. W. V. Co. v. BlackSupreme Court of Virginia · 1912
- People ex rel. Burnham v. FlynnAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906
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- Rodic v. Thistledown Racing Club, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
- Madden v. Queens County Jockey Club, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1947
- Phillips v. GrahamIllinois Supreme Court · 1981
- Flores v. Los Angeles Turf Club, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1961
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