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EVANS v. ARKANSAS RACING COMMISSION

No. 80-92.

606 S.W.2d 578 (1980)

Gomer EVANS, Appellant, v. ARKANSAS RACING COMMISSION and Oaklawn Jockey Club, Inc., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied November 24, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Putman, Gallman & Dickson by James W. Gallman, Fayetteville, for appellant.

Byron Freeland, Mitchell, Williams, Gill & Selig, and Friday, Eldredge & Clark by Herschel H. Friday, Little Rock, for appellees.

HICKMAN, Justice.

Gomer Evans, a thoroughbred horse owner and trainer, was denied permission by the Oaklawn Jockey Club, Inc., to race his horses during the 1980 racing season. Oaklawn, a private corporation, operates the Oaklawn Race Track at Hot Springs, Arkansas, by virtue of a state franchise.

The Arkansas Racing Commission, a state agency charged with the regulation of Oaklawn, held three hearings in the Evans matter. Evans was granted a temporary license...

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