Legal Opinion
Erving v. Virginia Squires Basketball Club
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided September 19, 1972No. Civ. A. 72 C 765PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
NEAHER, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a professional basketball player, commenced this action to rescind his contract with the defendant basketball club (hereinafter “Squires”) and to recover claimed damages of $308,800 by reason of alleged concealment and false representations which induced him to enter the contract. Jurisdiction is grounded on diversity of citizenship, 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a), plaintiff alleging New York citizenship and residence and Squires conceding it is a limited partnership having its principal office in Norfolk, Virginia where the sole general partner, a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Van Dusen v. BarrackSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Eastman Kodak Co. v. Southern Photo Materials Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Tauza v. . Susquehanna Coal Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1917
- Bryant v. Finnish National AirlineNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
- Taca International Airlines, S. A. v. Rolls-Royce of England, Ltd.New York Court of Appeals · 1965
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3Cited by30 opinions
- John Clark Donatelli v. National Hockey LeagueCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Julius W. Erving v. The Virginia Squires Basketball Club, a Limited PartnershipCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Bulova Watch Co., Inc. v. K. Hattori & Co., Ltd.District Court, E.D. New York · 1981
- Carlsberg Resources Corp. v. Cambria Savings & Loan Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Carlsberg Resources Corporation v. Cambria Savings And Loan AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
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