Russo v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

Anthony J. Russo, Jr. (Russo) appeals here from an order of the Pennsylvania State Horse Racing Commission (Commission), dated August 11, 1980, that affirmed his ejectment from the Penn National Race Track (Race Track) by the Penn National Racing Association (Penn National). We affirm.

The instant case had its genesis in events that transpired on the evening of February 1, 1980, when Russo, a licensed jockey in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, caused a number of disturbances on the grounds of the Race Track. As a result of these disturbances, the Lakelands Racing…