Raceway Properties, Inc. v. Emprise Corporation

This case is before the court on appeal from a judgment entered by the district court dismissing plaintiffs-appellants civil antitrust suit. Appellants’ second amended complaint specifically alleged that defendants had secured extensions of concession franchise agreements at Thistledown Race Track through the use of illegal monopoly power, in violation of various federal and state antitrust provisions. The issues presented for appellate review are two: whether the district court’s order is a final appealable order under 28 U.S.C. § 1291; and, whether the district court appropriately…