NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE v. MYERS

Nos. 17046, 17047.

325 F.2d 768 (1963)

NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE, Appellant, v. Harold C. MYERS, Appellee. P. L. GEORGE, Appellant, v. Harold C. MYERS, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

December 19, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry N. Soffer, St. Louis, Mo., made argument for appellant National Wrestling Alliance and John E. Dunsford, St. Louis, Mo., was with him on the brief. George E. O'Malley, Des Moines, Iowa, entered his appearance in this Court for appellant P. L. George and although not filing a brief concurred in the brief of the appellant National Wrestling Alliance.

Harold C. Myers was submitted on brief by attorneys James G. McDowell, Jr., Henry J. Haugan, Des Moines, Iowa; Arthur C. Hedberg, Jr., Des Moines, Iowa, and Maurice Pope, St. Joseph, Mo., for appellee.

Before JOHNSEN, Chief Judge, and MATTHES and RIDGE, Circuit Judges.


RIDGE, Circuit Judge.

These appeals are from a judgment, triple the total amount of a jury verdict finding that appellee "suffered damages in loss of earnings as a wrestler in the amount of $45,000.00" and "loss of profits as a promoter in the amount of $5,000.00, or a total of $50,000.00," because of appellants' alleged violations of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act (15 U.S.C.A. §§ 1 & 2).1

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