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Weegham v. Killefer

215 F. 168 (1914)

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Weegham v. Killefer

United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
215 F. 168 (1914)

Facts

In April 1913, William Killefer (defendant) signed a contract to play baseball for the Philadelphia Ball Company (Philadelphia) for the 1913 season. The contract provided that (1) 25 percent of Killefer’s compensation was to reserve for Philadelphia the right (but not the obligation) to renew Killefer’s services for the 1914 season, (2) Philadelphia (but not Killifer) could terminate the contract upon 10 days’ notice, and (3) Killefer agreed to play for Philadelphia for the 1914 season at a salary to be agreed to later. At the conclusion of the 1913 season, Philadelphia advised Killefer that it wished for him to play for Philadelphia for the 1914 season and offered him a salary increase. Killefer agreed. Nevertheless, on January 8, 1914, Killefer signed a contract to play for the Chicago Federal League Club (Chicago) (plaintiff) for the 1914–1916 seasons. Chicago was aware of Killefer’s Philadelphia contract when it signed Killefer to play for Chicago. On January 20, Killefer signed a second contract with Philadelphia, this time to play for Philadelphia for the 1914–1916 seasons at a higher salary than Chicago would pay him. Charles Weegham (plaintiff) and others affiliated with Chicago sued Killefer and Philadelphia, seeking an injunction preventing Killefer from playing for any baseball team other than Chicago.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Sessions, J.)

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