Legal Opinion
Nassau Sports v. Peters
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided December 21, 1972No. 72 C 1086PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER
NEAHER, District Judge.
This case presents a local skirmish in the reported — and apparently well-financed — “war” 1 between the fledgling World Hockey Association (WHA) and the established National Hockey League (NHL) over rights to the exclusive services of talented professional hockey players formerly under contract with NHL teams. While professional baseball, football and, more recently, basketball have provided many chapters “in the history of contract jumping by famous American athletes,” Erving v. Virginia Squires Basketball Club, 468 F.2d 1064 (2 Cir.…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Auten v. AutenNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Kelly v. KosugaSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Flood v. KuhnSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Continental Wall Paper Co. v. Louis Voight & Sons Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Bayly, Martin & Fay, Inc. v. PickardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- New England Patriots Football Club, Inc. v. University of ColoradoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
- Levy v. Forest Hills Associates (In Re Forest Hills Associates)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1984
- Jackson v. National Football LeagueDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1992
- Cincinnati Bengals, Inc. v. BergeyDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1974
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