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WORLD FOOTBALL LEAGUE v. DALLAS COWBOYS FOOTBALL CLUB, INC.
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas (1974) | 513 S.W.2d 102
TL;DR: A new football league (WFL) signed players from the Dallas Cowboys for services to begin after their existing contracts expired. The Cowboys sued for tortious interference. The court held that contracting for future services is not tortious interference and dissolved an injunction against the WFL.
Legal Significance: This case clarifies that merely contracting with another's employee for services to commence after the expiration of a current employment agreement does not constitute tortious interference with contract. It protects the freedom of contract for both employees and prospective employers.