Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters

Napoleon Lajoie, Breach of Contract and the Great Baseball War

Abstract

his 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.

Publication Title

SMU Law Review

Document Type

Article

Link to Full Text

Link to SSRN

Share

COinS