Legal Opinion
Smith v. Pro-Football
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 8, 1976No. Civ. A. 1643-70PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BRYANT, District Judge.
In this action, which was tried to the Court, plaintiff seeks to recover treble damages under the Sherman Antitrust Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1, 2, 3, and Section 4 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 15. No disputes exist as to any jurisdictional or procedural questions. The defendants are Pro-Football, Inc., better known as the Washington Redskins, and the National Football League, the unincorporated association of major league professional football teams in the United States. There is no dispute that the defendants are engaged in substantial interstate commerce as well as…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- United Mine Workers v. PenningtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, Appts. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Bigelow v. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Fashion Originators' Guild of America, Inc. v. Federal Trade CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- White Motor Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by23 opinions
- James McCoy (Yazoo) Smith v. Pro Football, Inc., a Maryland Corporation, A/K/A Washington Redskins and the National Football League, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Linseman v. World Hockey Ass'nDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1977
- Robertson v. National Basketball AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- McCourt v. California Sports, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
- Robertson v. National Basketball Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
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