Duke Wins Contract Case Due to Bad Football Team

By Mark Conrad   Duke University’s football team has lost many a game on the field. However, its poor record translates to a win in a Kentucky court of law by persuading a Kentucky trial judge that the failure of University of Louisville to find a “team of similar stature” to substitute for Duke negated any liability after Duke canceled two matches with its superior rival.   The case, University of Louisville v. Duke University, No. 07-CI-1765, demonstrates the proposition that t