Legal Opinion
Partee v. San Diego Chargers Football Co.
California Supreme Court
Decided August 29, 1983No. Docket No L.A. 31560PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BROUSSARD, J.
The San Diego Chargers Football Company, a California limited partnership, appeals a judgment awarding damages for violation of the California antitrust law. (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 16700 et seq., hereinafter the Cartwright Act.)1 In accordance with other decisions considering the applicability of state antitrust laws to national professional sports leagues, we conclude that the Cartwright Act is not applicable to the interstate activities of professional football.
From 1968 to 1976, Dennis Partee, a California resident, played professional football as a punter and…
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