SMITH v. PRO-FOOTBALL

Civ. A. No. 1643-70.

420 F.Supp. 738 (1976)

James McCoy (Yazoo) SMITH, Plaintiff, v. PRO-FOOTBALL et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

September 8, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stuart H. Johnson, Jr., R. Kenneth Mundy, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff.

Robert B. Frank, Washington, D. C., for defendant Pro-Football.

James C. McKay, Paul J. Tagliabue, C. Michael Buxton, Covington & Burling, Washington, D. C., for defendant National Football League.


OPINION

BRYANT, District Judge.

In this action, which was tried to the Court, plaintiff seeks to recover treble damages under the Sherman Antitrust Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1, 2, 3, and Section 4 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 15. No disputes exist as to any jurisdictional or procedural questions. The defendants are Pro-Football, Inc., better known as the Washington Redskins, and the National Football League, the unincorporated association of major...

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