National League of Professional Baseball Clubs v. Federal Baseball Club of Baltimore, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Action by the Federal Baseball Club of Baltimore, Incorporated, against the National Deague of Professional Baseball Clubs and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal. ■ Reversed and remanded on rehearing, with directions to enter judgment for defendants.
1Opinion of the Court
SMYTH, Chief Justice.
This is an action for damages under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act (26 Stat. 209 [Comp. St. §§ 8820-8823, 8827-8830]). The plaintiff, who is appellee here, was awarded a verdict for $80,000, which was trebled under section 7 of the act, and a judgment for $240,000, with costs and attorney’s fees, entered against the defendants, who bring the case before us for review.
Appellee is a corporation organized in October, 1913, in Baltimore, for the purpose of giving exhibitions of baseball. Its organization was brought about by the Federal Beague of Professional Baseball Clubs,…
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