Legal Opinion
New England Patriots Football Club, Inc. v. University of Colorado
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 9, 1979No. 79-1043PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge.
In 1973 one Charles L. Fairbanks contracted with plaintiff New England Patriots Football Club, a professional football organization and member of the National Football League, to act as its manager and head coach. By later agreement the employment was to continue until January, 1983. The contract contained a provision that Fairbanks was not to provide services connected with football to any entity other than plaintiff, or to perform services of any kind for anyone, without plaintiff’s permission, during the period of employment. 1 In November, 1978 Fairbanks was…
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