Houston Oilers, Inc. v. Floyd

EVANS, Justice.

This action was brought by Donald Wayne Floyd, a professional football player, against Houston Oilers, Inc. to recover the sum of $14,240.00 which he asserted was the balance of his salary due under his player’s contract. Floyd alleged that he had suffered an injury to his right ankle on August 23, 1968 which prevented his performing further service as a football player under his contract; that after being examined by the team physician he was carried on the club’s injured reserve list until September 30, 1968, when he was returned to the active player list by the team trainer;…