PEOPLE EX REL. SCOTT v. ILL. RACING BOARD

No. 45673.

54 Ill.2d 569 (1973)

301 N.E.2d 285

THE PEOPLE ex rel. WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, Appellant, v. ILLINOIS RACING BOARD et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied September 27, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield (FRED F. HERZOG, BERNARD GENIS, HERBERT L. CAPLAN and RICHARD ROBIN, Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel), for appellant.

MARTIN J. OBERMAN, of Chicago, for appellee Illinois Racing Board.

THOMAS D. NASH and ROBERT M. AHERN, both of Chicago, for appellees Balmoral Jockey Club, Inc., Balmoral Park Trot, Inc., and Fox Valley Trotting Club, Inc.

CAREY, FILTER & WHITE, of Chicago (EDWARD M. WHITE, of counsel), for appellees Suburban Downs, Inc., and Estate of Thomas Carey.

HOWARD & HOWARD, of Mt. Vernon (G.W. HOWARD III, of counsel), for appellee Egyptian Trotting Association, Inc.


Affirmed in part; reversed and remanded in part.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal questions a judgment of the circuit court of Cook County affirming action taken by the Illinois Racing Board in granting licenses and allotting dates to certain applicants for the 1973 horse racing season. The appeal was taken by the Attorney General, on behalf of the People of the State, under provisions of the Administrative Review...

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