Legal Opinion
Detroit Football Company v. Robinson
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided June 29, 1960No. Civ. A. 2312PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, District Judge.
This case is but another round in the sordid fight for football players, a fight which begins before these athletes enter college and follows them through their professional careers. It is a fight characterized by deception, double dealing, campus jumping, secret alumni subsidization, semi-professionalism and professionalism. It is a fight which has produced as part of its harvest this current rash of contract jumping suits. 1 It is a fight which so conditions the minds and hearts of these athletes that one day they can agree to play football for a stated…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Wardell v. WilliamsMichigan Supreme Court · 1886
- Watson Bros. Transp. Co. v. JaffaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1944
- Los Angeles Rams Football Club v. CannonDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1960
- Thomas v. LedgerMichigan Supreme Court · 1935
- Winnipeg Rugby Football Club, Ltd. v. FreemanDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1955
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Bishop Collins v. Gerald ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Houston Oilers, Inc. v. Ralph NeelyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
- New York Football Giants, Inc. v. Los Angeles Chargers Football Club, Inc., and Charles FlowersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- City of Bayonne v. PalmerNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1966
- Genesco, Inc. v. Joint Council 13, United Shoe Workers Of America, Afl-CioCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
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