Legal Opinion
Chuy v. Philadelphia Eagles
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 14, 1976No. Civ. A. 71-1802PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
EDWARD R. BECKER, District Judge.
I. Preliminary Statement
We begin with a Philadelphia Eagles-New York Giants football game on Sunday, November 2, 1969, in which the plaintiff, then an Eagles lineman, seriously injured his left shoulder while executing a downfield block. This injury led rapidly to the end of his professional athletic career. At the time of the injury plaintiff was receiving an annual salary of $30,000. Claiming that he had a three year contract with the Eagles covering the 1969, 1970 and 1971 seasons, guaranteeing him full salary for the term of the contract…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- First Nat. Bank of Ariz. v. Cities Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Perma Life Mufflers, Inc. v. International Parts Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Don Chuy, in No. 77-1412 v. The Philadelphia Eagles Football Club (Sued as "The Philadelphia Eagles"), in No. 77-1411 and the National Football LeagueCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
- Chuy v. Philadelphia Eagles Football ClubDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
- Shreve Equipment, Inc., Cross-Appellant v. Clay Equipment Corporation, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
- Mid-South Grizzlies v. National Football LeagueDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1982
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