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Box 01

 Container

Contains 3 Results:

Gardella and Martin & Lanier correspondence, 1948-1950

 File — Box: 01, Folder: 01
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains correspondence and legal documents of five separate lawsuits relating to the reserve clause. There were four against Happy Chandler, Commissioner of Baseball, American and National League presidents and the president of the National Association of Baseball Leagues. One lawsuit was against the New York Yankees. The four lawsuits against Chandler were filed by Danny Cordella, Fred Martin & Max Lanier, Jack Corbett & El Paso Baseball Club and Walter Kowalski....
Dates: 1948-1950

Martin & Lanier case - Brief for Plaintiffs and Appellants, 1949 April 20

 File — Box: 01, Folder: 01
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains correspondence and legal documents of five separate lawsuits relating to the reserve clause. There were four against Happy Chandler, Commissioner of Baseball, American and National League presidents and the president of the National Association of Baseball Leagues. One lawsuit was against the New York Yankees. The four lawsuits against Chandler were filed by Danny Cordella, Fred Martin & Max Lanier, Jack Corbett & El Paso Baseball Club and Walter Kowalski....
Dates: 1949 April 20

George Earl Toolson case - Appellees' Reply Brief, NY Yankees (2 copies), 1952 May

 File — Box: 01, Folder: 01
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains correspondence and legal documents of five separate lawsuits relating to the reserve clause. There were four against Happy Chandler, Commissioner of Baseball, American and National League presidents and the president of the National Association of Baseball Leagues. One lawsuit was against the New York Yankees. The four lawsuits against Chandler were filed by Danny Cordella, Fred Martin & Max Lanier, Jack Corbett & El Paso Baseball Club and Walter Kowalski....
Dates: 1952 May