Orloff v. Los Angeles Turf Club
Supreme Court of California
30 Cal. 2d 110 (1947)
Relevant factsFree
A California statute barred racetracks and similar venues from ejecting ticketholders over 21 absent drunkenness, boisterous conduct, or immoral character, providing damages plus $100 as a remedy for violations; Orloff, repeatedly ejected without cause despite good conduct, sought an injunction rather than the statutory damages, and the trial court held the statutory remedy was exclusive because the statute was in derogation of common law.
IssueFree
Whether a statute's remedies are exclusive simply because the statute is in derogation of the common law.