Legal Opinion
Discenza v. New York Racing Ass'n
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided November 6, 1986PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Pasquale Bifulco, J.
The defendant has made a motion for summary judgment upon the ground that the complaint fails to state a cause of *4action. In this action, plaintiff seeks to recover on two daily double pari-mutuel tickets he allegedly purchased on the eighth and ninth races at Aqueduct Race Track on May 4, 1986. The defendant, the New York Racing Association, Inc. (hereinafter NYRA) allegedly experienced an unprecedented massive computer failure at Aqueduct shortly before the ninth race (of the day) was scheduled to begin. The computer failure allegedly rendered NYRA’s…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Matter of Marburg v. ColeNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
- Roche v. Hearst Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Finlay v. Eastern Racing Ass'nMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
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3Cited by5 opinions
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