Legal Opinion
Neeld v. American Hockey League
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided October 25, 1977No. Civ. 77-544PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM and ORDER
ELFVIN, District Judge.
This action involves the right of plaintiff Gregory P. Neeld, an individual who has sight in only one eye, to have an opportunity to play professional hockey in the American .Hockey League (“the AHL”). Article 13(e) of the AHL’s by-laws provides:
“A player with only one eye, or one of whose eyes has a vision of only three-sixtieths (3-60ths) or under, shall not be eligible to play for a Member Club.”
Plaintiff’s complaint sets forth two causes of action. The first is bottomed on 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The second alleges that the AHL’s and its member teams’…
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