Kansas City Royals Baseball Corporation v. Major League Baseball Players Association

532 F.2d 615 (8th Cir.) (1976)

1. State the names of the plaintiff and defendant, the volume number, page number, name of the reporter, and the court that decided the case.

2. Describe the facts of the case.

3. What was the cause of action?

4. What was the court's disposition of the case?

5. Briefly describe the history of this case.

6. Do you think that current players should be allowed free agency upon termination

of their contract, or should free agency be restricted to a small percentage of players

based on agreed-upon restrictions? Support your position.

7. Do you think a salary cap should be imposed on the teams? Should teams be fined for violating the cap? Support your position.

8. Do you think a salary floor should be imposed on the team? Should teams be

fined for violating salary floors? Support your position.