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WINNIPEG RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB v. FREEMAN

Civ. Nos. 31980, 31981.

140 F.Supp. 365 (1955)

WINNIPEG RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB, Limited, Plaintiff, v. Robert Clayton FREEMAN, and Cleveland Browns, Inc., Defendants. WINNIPEG RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB, Limited, Plaintiff, v. Jack LOCKLEAR, Jr. and Cleveland Browns, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court N. D. Ohio, E. D.

August 15, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theo. C. Robinson, McCreary, Hinslea & Ray, Cleveland, Ohio, for plaintiff.

Morris Berick, Elmer E. McNulty, Halle, Haber, Berick & McNulty, Cleveland, Ohio, for defendants.

JONES, Chief Judge.

The plaintiff, Winnipeg Rugby Football Club, Ltd., filed like complaints against each defendant player seeking to enjoin them from playing football with the defendant Cleveland Browns during the current season. Plaintiff also filed motions for preliminary injunctions which were heard upon affidavits and oral testimony taken in open court.

The basis of the plaintiff's suit is that the defendant players signed contracts on January 8, 1955...

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