Robertson v. Montgomery Baseball Ass'n
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from tbe Chancery Court of Montgomery. Heard before tbe Hon. W. L. Parks. Tbe bill in this case was filed by the appellees against tbe appellants. Tbe purpose of tbe bill and tbe aver-ments of facts are sufficiently shown in the opinion. Upon filing tbe bill and on- entering into a bond, as prescribed by order of tbe Chancellor, a temporary injunction was issued. Tbe respondents filed a motion to dissolve tbe injunction, and to dismiss the bill for want of equity.
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Appeal from tbe Chancery Court of Montgomery. Heard before tbe Hon. W. L. Parks. Tbe bill in this case was filed by the appellees against tbe appellants. Tbe purpose of tbe bill and tbe aver-ments of facts are sufficiently shown in the opinion. Upon filing tbe bill and on- entering into a bond, as prescribed by order of tbe Chancellor, a temporary injunction was issued. Tbe respondents filed a motion to dissolve tbe injunction, and to dismiss the bill for want of equity. On tbe submission of the cause upon these motions, tbe Chancellor rendered a decree overruling each of them. This appeal…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, C. J.
The Montgomery Baseball Association and AY. IT. Ragland are complainants in,' and W. T. Robertson, et al., are respondents to this bill. It seeks injunctive relief only, and this of a character peculiar and anomalous. Its. sole purpose is to prevent the respondents from interfering with the playing of baseball by the Montgomery team of the Southern League' at Highland Park in the city of Montgomery under the control of Ragland as assignee of said League’s “franchise” granted to the Montgomery Baseball Association. This apprehended interference is threatened, the bill shows, only by and…
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