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HENNIGAN v. CHARGERS FOOTBALL COMPANY

No. 28376.

431 F.2d 308 (1970)

Charles T. HENNIGAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHARGERS FOOTBALL COMPANY, a Partnership, d/b/a the San Diego Chargers, and Eugene V. Klein and Samuel Schulman, General Partners in that Partnership, Defendants and Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HOUSTON OILERS, INC., Third-Party Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 27, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold Peterson, Beaumont, Tex., Ernest C. Hurst, Houston, Tex., for appellants.

Floyd W. Addington, Jasper, Tex., for appellee.

Daniel L. Martin, New York City, for American Football League, amicus curiae.

Before WISDOM, AINSWORTH and CLARK, Circuit Judges.

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

In this Texas-based diversity case1 we must determine whether a former professional football player is entitled to compensation from his Club for the 1967 season of the American Football League (AFL). The player was sent home when he reported for the team's 1967 training camp too injured to play. Terminated without pay, he seeks redress under the terms of the contract establishing the various rights and obligations...

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