Legal Opinion
Ellis v. Rocky Mountain Empire Sports, Inc.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided August 23, 1979No. 78-1196PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN CISE, Judge.
Plaintiff, Clarence Ellis, appeals from the summary judgments entered on motions of defendants Rocky Mountain Empire Sports, Inc. (the Broncos) and John Ralston. We affirm.
Plaintiff was a football player. After graduating from Notre Dame in 1972, he was a first round draft pick of the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League (NFL), and played free safety for three years. He was then traded to the Denver Broncos in May 1975. A month before the trade, Ellis had injured his knee while playing basketball. After coming to Denver, the knee was surgically repaired and Ellis…
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