Napoleon Lajoie, Breach of Contract and the Great Baseball War

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C. Paul Rogers

Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law

Date Written: 2002

Abstract

This contribution to a Festschrift in honor of Joseph W. McKnight explores the history and legacy of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s 1902 Philadelphia Ball Club v. Lajoie decision, and other courts’ related decisions, concerning baseball players’ contract jumping from the National League to the newly created American League.

Suggested Citation

Rogers, C. Paul, Napoleon Lajoie, Breach of Contract and the Great Baseball War (2002). Southern Methodist University Law Review, Vol. 55, No. 1, 2002, SMU Dedman School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper, No. 194, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2710902

C. Paul Rogers (Contact Author)

Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law ( email )

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Dallas, TX 75275
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