Giordano v. Metropolitan Jockey Club

The plaintiff recovered judgment in the court below in an action to recover the sum of $104, representing the amount alleged to be due on two pari-mutuel ■ tickets purchased by the plaintiff from the defendant. The action was tried on the following stipulated facts: On May 7, 1940, the defendant operated the Jamaica Race Track where it conducted pari-mutuel betting pursuant to the provisions of the' so-called Pari-Mutuel Revenue Law (Laws of 1940, chap. 254). The plaintiff, a patron of the track on that day, purchased two “ Win ” pari-mutuel tickets on horse No 5 named Buena Oro, running in…