Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Lampinski v. Rhode Island Racing

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided June 1, 1962Published

1ConcurrenceCondon, C. J.

I concur in the court’s decision for a further reason. In my opinion the licensing power has been vested by the legislature finally and exclusively in the racing and athletics commission. As pointed out in my dissent in Testa v. Waldman, 93 R. I. 187, 172 A.2d 338, the legislature did not intend to grant a right of appeal from the commission’s exercise of this power within the limits of its jurisdiction. In other words the power is dis*445cretionary and not subject to review by any other body. The limited form of appeal provided by G. L. 1956, §41-3-4, was intended to apply only to decisions of…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Testa v. WaldmanSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1961

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