Saperstein v. Grund

DEWEY, District Judge.

The above entitled action was tried on its merits at Des Moines, Iowa, and submitted to this court for decision.

Plaintiff in the early part of 1928 organized a colored basketball team which was first designated as the “New York Harlem Globetrotters,” but later was called the “Harlem Globetrotters”, and at all times since has carried that name. Plaintiff has at all times been the owner of the team and has equipped it with a distinctive uniform which he has endeavored consistently to maintain.

It was organized as a professional colored basketball team and soon thereafter…