Brennan v. Illinois Racing Board

The Illinois Racing Board revoked the race horse trainer’s license of the plaintiff, Jean Brennan, for violation of its rules. In an administrative review action the plaintiff charged that the rule under which his license was revoked was arbitrary and unreasonable, and deprived him of due process of law. He also charged that the chairman of the Board was disqualified from acting in this matter, first, under the statute, because he was financially interested in the operation of the race tracks and, second, because he combined the functions of an investigator, prosecutor, and judge in this…