Legal Opinion
Seattle Totems Hockey Club, Inc. v. National Hockey League
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 28, 1986No. Nos. 84-3581, 84-3605PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
This case arises out of the financial demise of plaintiff Seattle Totems, a hockey team of which plaintiffs Vincent H.D. Abbey and Eldred W. Barnes were principal officers, directors and shareholders. The Totems and Abbey and Barnes brought an antitrust action against the defendant National Hockey League (NHL) and some of its members. One member of that league is the Vancouver Canucks, owned by defendant Northwest Sports Enterprises, Inc. Northwest Sports counterclaimed, asserting certain breaches of contract by plaintiffs.
The district court dismissed plaintiffs’…
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- McGary v. Westlake InvestorsWashington Supreme Court · 1983
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