Legal Opinion
MacHen v. Johansson
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 9, 1959PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, District Judge.
In this action tried to me without a jury the plaintiff seeks to enjoin the defendant from engaging in a boxing match with Floyd Patterson, the heavyweight champion of the world, scheduled to be held in New York City on June 25, 1959, approximately two weeks from today. He asks that this injunction continue until the defendant shall have engaged in a return boxing match with the plaintiff. 1
Plaintiff’s claim for an injunction is grounded upon the contention that the defendant had agreed to a rematch with the plaintiff and had also agreed not to engage in any…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Di Giovanni v. Camden Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- International Boxing Club of New York, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Philadelphia Ball Club, Ltd. v. LajoieSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1902
- Madison Square Garden Corporation v. BraddockCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1937
- Storer v. BrockIllinois Supreme Court · 1933
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Connecticut Professional Sports Corporation v. HeymanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1967
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