BROOKS v. CHICAGO DOWNS ASS'N, INC.

No. 85-2265.

791 F.2d 512 (1986)

Eric BROOKS, Jeffrey Yass and Kenneth Brodie, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CHICAGO DOWNS ASSOCIATION, INC., d/b/a Sportsman's Park, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 20, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis X. Grossi, Jr., Eric N. Landau, James E. Hanlon, Jr., Katten, Muchin, Zavis, Pearl & Galler, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

George S. Lalich, Nash & Lalich, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before CUDAHY, FLAUM and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.


FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

This is a case of first impression on whether under Illinois law the operator of a horse race track has the absolute right to exclude a patron from the track premises for any reason, or no reason, except race, color, creed, national origin, or sex. We find that Illinois follows the common law rule and would allow the exclusion. The court below is thus affirmed.

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Plaintiffs are citizens of Pennsylvania who have formed a Pennsylvania...

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