HOCHBERG v. N Y C OFF-TRACK BETTING


74 Misc.2d 471 (1973)

Murray Hochberg, Plaintiff, v. New York City off-Track Betting Corporation, Defendant.

Supreme Court, New York County.

May 1, 1973


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel A. Sankel, Morris A. Mondschein and Michael Mantell for plaintiff. Norman Redlich, Corporation Counsel (David W. Fisher, Edward S. Schubert and Edward P. Walla of counsel), for defendant.


SIDNEY H. ASCH, J.

George Washington once observed that "gambling is the child of avarice, the brother of iniquity and the father of mischief." This case supports that proposition. The plaintiff seeks the amount of $44,517.90 based upon the outcome of the ninth race at Yonkers Raceway in March 18, 1972. Reflecting on the outcome, he may well have echoed the Damon Runyon horse bettor who said, "The way my figures...

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