Legal Opinion
Spain v. Houston Oilers, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 12, 1979No. A2156PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL PRESSLER, Justice.
This is an appeal involving an arbitration clause in the employment contract between the parties. The court below granted ap-pellee’s motion to dismiss and ordered appellant to submit his claim to arbitration.
On January 14, 1972, appellant signed a National Football League (NFL) Standard Player Contract (the contract) which by its terms was in effect from February 1, 1970 through January 31, 1974. The terms and conditions of employment specified in the contract were the result of collective bargaining between the National Football League Player’s Association (NFLPA),…
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