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LINSEMAN v. WORLD HOCKEY ASS'N

Civ. No. H-77-462.

439 F.Supp. 1315 (1977)

Kenneth S. LINSEMAN v. WORLD HOCKEY ASSOCIATION.

United States District Court, D. Connecticut.

October 28, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brenda A. Eckert, Shipman & Goodwin, Hartford, Conn., Arthur C. Kaminsky, Howard J. Schwartz, Taft & Kaminsky, New York City, for plaintiff.

Brandon J. Hickey, Murtha, Cullina, Richter & Pinney, Hartford, Conn., Robert L. Caporale, Fine & Ambrogne, Boston, Mass., for defendant.

RULING ON MOTION FOR A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

CLARIE, Chief Judge.

The plaintiff Kenneth S. Linseman is a nineteen year old amateur Canadian hockey player, who is challenging the validity of a regulation of the World Hockey Association (hereinafter "WHA"), prohibiting persons under the age of 20 from playing professional hockey for any team within their association, on the ground that the restriction constitutes an unreasonable restraint of trade in violation...

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