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· 5/26/1969

Webbier v. Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau, Inc.

Citations

  • 254 A.2d 285
  • 105 R.I. 605
  • 1969 R.I. LEXIS 795

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that when owners were subject to a statutory duty to keep their patrons safe they could not escape liability for injuries to their racetrack patrons by hiring third parties to protect them
  • holding that when owners were subject to a statutory duty to keep their patrons safe they could not escape liability for injuries to their racetrack patrons by hiring third parties to protect them
  • this tort involves unlawful restraint of another's freedom of movement

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Judges: Roberts, Paolino, Powers, Joslin, Kelleher

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