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JORDAN v. HORSEMEN'S BENEV. & PROTECT. ASS'N.

90 N.J. 422 (1982)

448 A.2d 462

MARY JORDAN, CARMINE RUSSO, FRANK DE GAETANO, JAMES F. MURPHY, ARTHUR J. CACCESE AND ELIZABETH CACCESE, HIS WIFE, FRANK A. DUFFIELD AND ALBERT FLORIO, JR., INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF ALL SIMILARLY SITUATED OWNERS AND TRAINERS OF RACING HORSES IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. HORSEMEN'S BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 27, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick A. Jacob argued the cause for appellants.

Dennis O. Dowd argued the cause for respondent (Dowd & Dowd, attorneys).

Mary Jane Cooper, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey Racing Commission (Irwin I. Kimmelman, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by POLLOCK, J.

This appeal raises the question whether the statutory designation of the New Jersey Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (NJHBPA) to receive up to 2.5% of the purse money from thoroughbred horseracing in New Jersey violates state constitutional prohibitions against special laws. The Chancery Division concluded that the special law provisions of the New Jersey Constitution had not been violated. We granted...

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