Legal Opinion
Burns v. Sundlun
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided December 7, 1992No. 91-638-AppealPublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURRAY, Justice.
This case is before the court on appeal by the plaintiff, William E. Burns, from a judgment of the Superior Court denying his request for a declaratory judgment. The plaintiff is a resident of Newport, Rhode Island, a registered voter and taxpayer, and a person who voted against off track betting in the general election held in November 1990. The plaintiff challenges the decision of the Division of Racing and Athletics of the Department of Business Regulation (the division) to license two businesses seeking to “simulcast” out-of-state horse racing. The division licensed…
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