Ratti v. Hinsdale Raceway

Plaintiff, a resident of Vermont, in a petition for declaratory judgment (RSA 491:22) seeks a determination that the statute (RSA 284:3) which compels a licensed race track to employ at least eighty-five per cent of its employees from New Hampshire residents is discriminatory and unconstitutional. Research has not disclosed that the factual situation of this case has been litigated in any other jurisdiction. The statute reads as follows: “Employees. At least eighty-five per cent of the persons employed by a person, association, or corporation conducting a racing plant under the provisions…