Gulf South Conference v. Boyd
Supreme Court of Alabama
369 So.2d 553 (1979)
Relevant factsFree
Boyd (plaintiff) received a one-year renewable football scholarship at Livingston University, declined a renewal offer for personal reasons including a new asthmatic condition, transferred to a junior college for two years, then sought to play punter for Troy State University (plaintiff); the Gulf South Conference (defendant) ruled him ineligible, and Troy State and Boyd sued, with the trial court finding him eligible and the conference appealing.
IssueFree
Whether judicial review of the rules and regulations of a voluntary college association is permissible in Alabama.
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