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ECKLES v. SHARMAN

Nos. 75-1434, 75-1435.

548 F.2d 905 (1977)

R. T. ECKLES, Trustee in Bankruptcy for Mountain States Sports, Incorporated, a Colorado Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William SHARMAN and California Sports, Incorporated, a California Corporation, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided February 3, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert G. Pierce, Lakewood, Colo. (Butler, Lepore, Landrum and Pierce, Lakewood, Colo., were with him on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee R.T. Eckles, Trustee in Bankruptcy.

W. Robert Wright, Salt Lake City, Utah (James S. Lowrie, of Jones, Waldo, Holbrook & McDonough, Salt Lake City, Utah, was with him on the brief), for plaintiff-appellant William Sharman.

Stephen H. Anderson, Salt Lake City, Utah (Paul S. Felt and Ray, Quinney & Nebeker, Salt Lake City, Utah, were with him on the brief), for defendant-appellant California Sports, Inc.

Before BARRETT, BREITENSTEIN and DOYLE, Circuit Judges.

BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.

This is an action by the owner of a professional basketball team for breach of contract by a former coach and for the inducement of that breach by the owner of another professional basketball team. Judgment was entered on a jury verdict for $250,000 against the coach and for $175,000 against the inducing owner. We reverse and remand with directions.

After these appeals were filed, the plaintiff-appellee Mountain States Sports,...

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