CHUY v. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES FOOTBALL CLUB

Civ. A. No. 71-1802.

431 F.Supp. 254 (1977)

Donald CHUY v. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES FOOTBALL CLUB and the National Football League.

United States District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

April 18, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard Schaeffer, Pechner, Dorfman, Wolffe & Rounick, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff.

Lindley M. Cowperthwait, Jr., Wisler, Pearlstine, Talone, Craig & Garrity, Norristown, Pa., for defendant Philadelphia Eagles.

Morris L. Weisberg, Blank, Rome, Klaus & Comisky, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant National Football League.


OPINION AND ORDER

EDWARD R. BECKER, District Judge.

I. Preliminary Statement

This opinion addresses the post-trial motions of the defendant, The Philadelphia Eagles Football Club (Eagles), to set aside a substantial jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Donald Chuy, a former Eagles lineman, on claims of breach of contract and intentional infliction of mental distress.1 We also consider plaintiff's motion for...

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