Legal Opinion
Toolson v. New York Yankees, Inc.
District Court, S.D. California
Decided November 6, 1951No. 13070PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRISON, District Judge.
Plaintiff brings this action under the provisions of the Sherman Act, 26 Stat. 209, 15 U.S/C.A. §§ 1 and 2, and the Clayton Act, 38 Stat. 731, 15 U.S.C.A. § 15. He alleges that he was, and now is, a professional baseball player and that as a result of the alleged monopoly, to which 'all defendants are allegedly party, he has been deprived of his livelihood. Plaintiff was under contract with the Newark International Baseball Club, Inc., which club assigned his contract to the Binghamton Exhibition Company, Inc. As a result of plaintiff’s refusal to report to the latter…
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