Legal Opinion
Seattle Totems Hockey Club, Inc., Eldred W. Barnes and Vincent H. D. Abbey v. The National Hockey League, Northwest Sports Enterprises, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 3, 1981No. 79-4209PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NORRIS, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises out of a private antitrust action brought in federal district court by appellees Vincent Abbey and Eldred Barnes, owners of the Seattle Totems, an ice hockey team in the now-defunct Western Hockey League. Named as defendants were the National Hockey League (NHL), Northwest Sports, owners of the Vancouver Canucks of the NHL, and various League officers and club owners. The suit charges defendants with unlawful monopolization of the ice hockey industry in North America and seeks, among other relief, to have certain agreements between Abbey and Barnes and…
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