Legal Opinion
Salerno v. American League of Professional Baseball Clubs
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 10, 1969No. 69-Civ. 4162PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
CROAKE, District Judge.
This is an action for damages against the above-named defendants for alleged violations of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act (15 U.S.C. Sections 1 and 2), and the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. Sections 15 and 26), arising out of the “unlawful dismissal and boycott” of plaintiffs from employment as American League Baseball umpires by defendants who, the complaint alleges, are “conducting * * * organized professional baseball as an illegal agreement, combination and conspiracy in restraint of trade and as a monopoly in violation of (the above-named acts).” Action was…
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