Legal Opinion
Delaware Steeplechase & Race Ass'n v. Wise
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided July 13, 1942No. 2PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Harrington, Chancellor:
This case involves the construction of the Delaware Racing Statute.
Section 17 of Article 2 of the Constitution of the State originally provided:
“The sale of lottery tickets, pool selling and all other forms of gambling are prohibited in this State. The General Assembly shall enforce this Section by appropriate legislation.”
By an amendment, which became effective in 1935, (Chapt. 2, Vol. 38, Laws of Delaware; Chapt. 1, Vol. 40, Laws of Delaware), the same section now provides:
“The sale of Lottery Tickets, pool selling and all other forms of gambling are prohibited in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Russell Motor Car Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Douglas v. EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1924
- Collison v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1938
- Carter v. Liquid Carbonic Pacific CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1938
- Ballin v. Los Angeles County FairCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1941
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3Cited by14 opinions
- State v. BrownSuperior Court of Delaware · 1963
- Wise v. Delaware Steeplechase & Race Ass'nSupreme Court of Delaware · 1945
- Chrysler Corp. v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1983
- Coulson v. Shirks Motor Express CorporationSuperior Court of Delaware · 1954
- Quinn v. KeinickeSuperior Court of Delaware · 1996
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