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Couple Appeals to High Court In Suit Against Gulfstream WASHINGTON, D. C, April 30.— Appeals were filed in the U. S. Supreme Court today by a man and wife who are seeking 00,000 in damages from Gulfstream Park race track for false arrest and imprisonment. The couple, Joseph and Marianne Ygle-sias, were arrested at the Miami track and placed in nearby jails on April 14, 1951, after track police discovered that bogus mutuel tickets worth 4.50 had been cashed in at mutuel windows. A jury cleared them of all charges and the Yglesiases then sued the Gulfstream management for 50,000 each for damage to their reputations and health. Their case was dismissed by a federal judge in Miami and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed. In their appeal, the Yglesiases contended that their constitutional rights to freedom were violated by a private corporation acting in conspiracy with state officials. They were represented by Claude Pepper, former Florida senator now practicing law in Miami and Washington.
