Legal Opinion
Hennigan v. Chargers Football Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 27, 1970No. 28376PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
In this Texas-based diversity case1 we must determine whether a former professional football player is entitled to compensation from his Club for the 1967 season of the American Football League (AFL). The player was sent home when he reported for the team’s 1967 training camp too injured to play. Terminated without pay, he seeks redress under the terms of the contract establishing the various rights and obligations of the player and his Club during the so-called option year to which every AFL player commits himself when he signs a standard contract to play football in…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- City of Pinehurst v. Spooner Addition Water Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1968
- Myers v. Gulf Coast Minerals Management Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1962
- Lighting Fixture and Electric Supply Co. Inc. v. The Continental Insurance Co., and Electric Supply Co. Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Woods v. SimsTexas Supreme Court · 1954
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Mrs. Frania Tye Lee v. Ray Lee Hunt, of the Estate of H. L. Hunt v. Hugh S. HuntCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Jon-T Chemicals, Inc. v. Freeport Chemical CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Richland Plantation Company v. Justiss-Mears Oil Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Chuy v. Philadelphia Eagles Football ClubDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
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