Legal Opinion
Nassau Sports v. Peters
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided October 12, 1972No. Civ. A. 72 C 1086PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER
NEAHER, District Judge.
Plaintiff, owner of the newly-franchised New York Islanders Club in the National Hockey League (“NHL”), commenced this action in the New York Supreme Court, Nassau County, to enjoin defendant Garry Peters (“Peters”), a professional hockey player, from playing for defendant Metropolitan Hockey Club, Inc. (“Metropolitan”), in breach of plaintiff’s alleged contract rights to Peters’ exclusive services. The defendants joined in removing the action to this court on the ground of diversity of citizenship and jurisdictional amount, 28 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- McNutt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Inland Rubber Corporation v. Triple a Tire Service, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1963
- Epstein v. Guilford Industries, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1963
- Bruner v. Marjec, Inc.District Court, W.D. Virginia · 1966
- Bartlett v. Hudson Hosiery Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 1960
3Cited by6 opinions
- Jerro v. Home Lines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1974
- Northeast Nuclear Energy Co. v. General Electric Co.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1977
- Nassau Sports v. PetersDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1972
- Diaz v. Indian Head, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1975
- Riggs v. ISLAND CREEK COAL COMPANYDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1974
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