Legal Opinion
Eric Brooks, Jeffrey Yass and Kenneth Brodie v. Chicago Downs Association, Inc., D/B/A Sportsman's Park
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 20, 1986No. 85-2265PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
This is a case of first impression on whether under Illinois law the operator of a horse race track has the absolute right to exclude a patron from the track premises for any reason, or no reason, except race, color, creed, national origin, or sex. We find that Illinois follows the common law rule and would allow the exclusion. The court below is thus affirmed.
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Plaintiffs are citizens of Pennsylvania who have formed a Pennsylvania partnership whose sole purpose is to pool the assets of the partners in order to place bets at horse racing tracks throughout the country. The…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Madden v. Queens County Jockey Club, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1947
- In Re Air Crash Disaster Near Chicago, Illinois on May 25, 1979. Appeals of American Airlines, Inc. And McDonnell Douglas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Robert Robak and Anna Robak, Cross-Appellants v. United States of America, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Marrone v. Washington Jockey ClubSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Zenith Insurance Co. v. Employers Insurance of WausauCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Mason v. Ashland Exploration, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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