Legal Opinion
Washington Professional Basketball Corp. v. National Basketball Ass'n
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 11, 1956PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUGARMAN, District Judge.
The. business of professional basketball; as conducted by The National Basketball League and its constituent teams on a multistate basis, coupled with the sale of rights to televise and broadcast the games for interstate transmission, is trade or commerce among the several States within the meaning of the Sherman Act, 1 15 U.S.C.A. § 1 et seq. The allegations of the complaint which, ori these’ motions to dismiss must be deemed true, that plaintiff was denied participation therein by the defendants’ alleged illegdl conspiracy, states a claim upon which relief can be…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- United States v. International Boxing Club of New York, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Strachman v. PalmerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1949
- Washington Professional Basketball Corp. v. National Basketball Ass'nDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1955
3Cited by13 opinions
- Flood v. KuhnSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Hecht v. Pro-Football, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Robert H. Martin v. Phillips Petroleum CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Waldron v. British Petroleum Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1964
- Philadelphia World Hockey Club, Inc. v. Philadelphia Hockey Club, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
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