Legal Opinion
Greater Miami Baseball Club Ltd. Partnership v. Selig
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 28, 1997No. 96 CIV. 8989(LAK)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KAPLAN, District Judge.
This dispute over the composition of an arbitration tribunal calls upon the Court to determine whether Allan H. “Bud” Selig is, or in law must be treated as, the Commissioner of Baseball.
The dispute.arises in consequence of provisions of the agreements governing professional baseball which permit major league teams to take, or “draft,” the territories of minor league teams for the purpose of locating in the areas occupied by minor league teams. The drafting major league team must pay such compensation as may be agreed upon or, in default of agreement,…
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