DUNIGAN v. SPORTS CHAMPIONS, INC.

1981215.

824 So.2d 720 (2001)

Matt DUNIGAN v. SPORTS CHAMPIONS, INC., a/k/a Birmingham Barracudas Football Club, and the Canadian Football League.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

December 28, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Cooper and Deborah Alley Smith of Rives & Peterson, P.C., Birmingham, for appellant.

Crawford S. McGivaren, Jr., and Annette L. Kinderman of Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O'Neal, Birmingham, for appellee Sports Champions, Inc., a/k/a Birmingham Barracudas Football Club.

Scott A. Powell and Bruce J. McKee of Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton, Birmingham; and Robert R. Riley, Birmingham, for appellee the Canadian Football League.


JOHNSTONE, Justice.

The matter before us is an effort to invoke the Alabama Arbitration Act, § 6-6-1 through § 6-6-16, Ala.Code 1975, as the vehicle for an appeal of a Canadian arbitration award. For the absence of subject-matter jurisdiction, the appeal must be dismissed.

Matt Dunigan was a professional football player for the Sports Champions, Inc., also known as the Birmingham Barracudas Football Club (hereinafter "the Club"), which was a member...

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