Legal Opinion
Rockwell v. Pennsylvania State Horse Racing Commission
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 17, 1974No. 47 C.D. 1974PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Blatt,
On December 19, 1973, while Shirley Rockwell (Ms. Rockwell), was a patron at the Liberty Bell Park race*350track in Philadelphia, where the Continental Thoroughbred Racing Association, Inc. (Association), was conducting its thoroughbred race meeting, she was requested by the Association’s security employees to leave the premises and advised that she would be denied reentry in the future. She left as requested, and, when her attorney later protested, she was advised by the Association’s letter of January 9, 1974 that her ejection and exclusion were based upon the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Madden v. Queens County Jockey Club, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1947
- Marrone v. Washington Jockey ClubSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Garifine v. Monmouth Park Jockey ClubSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1959
- Horney v. NixonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
- Epstein v. California Horse Racing BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Whetzler v. KrauseDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1976
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