Legal Opinion

Baird v. Board, C., South Orange

New Jersey Court of Chancery

Decided March 12, 1931PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This bill is filed to enjoin the playing of professional baseball games, to which admission is charged, on a portion of the land transferred in 1924 by the Meadow Land Society of South Orange, a corporation, to the village of South Orange. The games have been regularly played on Sunday. In 1930 twenty-five occurred, all on Sunday afternoon, and all on the premises in question, save one which was played at the Newark Bears' stadium. They were conducted by an organization now or formerly known as the South Orange Baseball Club. All of the members of this baseball team are professional players…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Archer v. Salinas CityCalifornia Supreme Court · 1892
  2. Cary Library v. BlissMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1890
  3. Spires v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1906
  4. Warren v. MayorSupreme Court of Iowa · 1867
  5. Codman v. CrockerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Caporossi v. Atlantic City, New JerseyDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1963
  2. Priory v. Borough of ManasquanNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1956
  3. Smith v. SmithNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1943
  4. Wemple v. B.F. Goodrich Co.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1939
  5. (1971), Wisconsin Attorney General Reports1971

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