Legal Opinion
Livingston v. Shreveport-Texas League Baseball Corp.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided February 5, 1955No. Civ. A. 4764PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAWKINS, Jr., Chief Judge.
Thompson Orville (“Mickey”) Livingston here sues Shreveport-Texas League Baseball Corporation (“The Shreveport Sports”) for alleged breach of contract. Jurisdiction is invoked under the Diversity Statute. 1
For a cause of action plaintiff alleges that on October 1, 1953, by written contract, defendant employed him as its “Playing Manager” for the baseball year 1954; that his salary was to be $1,200 per month for the scheduled playing season of seven months, plus $1,000 should the club team “ * * * be in the Texas League Play-Off, and an additional $1,-000.00 should it…
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