Jordan v. Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Ass'n

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

POLLOCK, J.

This appeal raises the question whether the statutory designation of the New Jersey Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (NJHBPA) to receive up to 2.5% of the purse money from thoroughbred horseraeing in New Jersey violates state constitutional prohibitions against special laws. The Chancery Division concluded that the special law provisions of the New Jersey Constitution had not been violated. We granted direct certification, 88 N.J. 500 (1981), and now modify and affirm.

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Plaintiffs are owners of thoroughbred racehorses that run…