Narragansett Racing Association v. Mazzaro

This case is controlled by G. L. 1956 (1969 Reenactment) §41-3-17 as enacted by P. L. 1960, ch. 148, §1. As construed in Burrillville Racing Ass’n v. Garabedian, 113 R. I. 134, 138, 318 A.2d 469, 472 (1974), that enactment accomplished two purposes: (1) it abrogated the common law rule permitting a racetrack operator to exclude or eject any person from its premises without having to show cause therefor, and (2) it established as preconditions to such an exclusion or ejectment a determination by the racetrack operator that such a person is undesirable and that his presence is inconsistent with…