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GUNTER HARZ SPORTS, INC. v. U. S. TENNIS ASS'N

No. 81-1539.

665 F.2d 222 (1981)

GUNTER HARZ SPORTS, INC., formerly Werner Fischer Sports, Inc., of America, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION, INC., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 2, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Lillie, New York City, Jon Baughman argued, Barbara W. Mather M. Duncan Grant, Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Philadelphia, Pa., for Intern. Tennis Federation.

Michael L. Schleich argued, Morsman, Fike, Davis & Schumacher, P. C., Omaha, Neb., for appellant.

Francis Matthews and Stephen L. Gerdes argued, Matthews, Cannon & Riedmann, P. C., Omaha, Neb., for appellee, U. S. Tennis.

Before HEANEY and McMILLIAN, Circuit Judges, and BENSON, Chief Judge.

PER CURIAM.

This matter involves a rule of the United States Tennis Association (USTA) which effectively prohibits the use of a certain tennis racket in sanctioned tournaments. The manufacturer of the racket, Harz Sports, brought an antitrust action against the USTA. The district court1 ruled that the USTA is subject to the Sherman Act but, following a trial on the merits, found no antitrust violation, 511 F.Supp. 1103...

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