· 9/23/1969
Orlando Cepeda v. Swift and Company, a Corporation, and Wilson Sporting Goods Company, a Corporation
Citations
- 415 F.2d 1205
- 1969 U.S. App. LEXIS 10687
How courts have described this case
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- expressly stating that the sole issue presented on appeal was whether the defendants breached the terms of contract which authorized only limited use of the plaintiff-athlete’s name and likeness
- baseball star’s right of publicity assignable in its entirety
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Judges: Van Oosterhout, Mehaffy, Gibson
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