ALTERAUGE v. LOS ANGELES TURF CLUB

Docket No. 17571.

97 Cal.App.2d 735 (1950)

218 P.2d 802

JOHN J. ALTERAUGE, Respondent, v. LOS ANGELES TURF CLUB (a Corporation) et al., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Two.

May 25, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor Ford Collins for Appellants.

C. Ransom Samuelson for Respondent.


MOORE, P.J.

Respondent sued for "wrongful arrest." He was awarded $300 compensatory damages against all defendants, $2,000 exemplary damages against the corporation and $750 against the latter's agents. A motion for a new trial having been denied, the matter was transferred to this court on appeal.

The corporate defendant operates Santa Anita Park, a race track which engages in pari-mutuel wagering pursuant to the California Horse Racing Act. (Bus. & Prof...

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