Gillespie v. Papale

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SKINNER, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, husband and wife, bring this suit to recover for damages sustained when the midget racing car Mr. Gillespie was driving crashed during warm-up laps at Westboro Speedway. Defendants Papale 1 and Robidoux were the alleged joint or individual owners of the speedway. They allegedly leased the premises to defendants Westboro Speedway, Inc. (“WSI”) and Motor Sport Promotions, Inc. (“MSPI”) for management and promotion of automobile racing at the track. 2 Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship, plaintiffs are residents of New York…