Maryland State Fair & Agricultural Society, Inc. v. Lee

This is an action for damages resulting from the death of Aimee Britton when she was thrown from a runaway horse on the defendant’s premises.

In April 1971 Ridgely Lee, a horse breeder and trainer, applied to stable horses at Pimlico Race Track for upcoming race events there. Because the available stalls were filled, the Pimlico Racing Secretary assigned her to accommodations at her second preference, Timonium Fair Grounds. Mrs. Lee accepted the assignment since it was closer to her home than the other available sites at Bowie or Laurel and because it was the preference of her twenty-four year…