Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Inc. v. Oakland Raiders, Ltd.

Defendants Oakland Raiders, Ltd. (aka Los Angeles Raiders, Ltd.) and A1 Davis, individually and as a general partner of a limited partnership, appeal from a judgment entered after a motion for summary judgment was granted in favor of plaintiff Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Inc.

In this dispute over stadium rental fees, we have determined that the trial court correctly ruled as a matter of law that a rent adjustment clause in a 1966 license agreement was inapplicable during the terms of the 1980 and 1981 license agreements between the parties, and that the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Inc. was entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Accordingly, we affirm.

I. Facts

A. The 1966 Agreement

Throughout the time at issue, the Oakland Raiders, Ltd. (Raiders) was a limited partnership, and A1 Davis (Davis) was a general partner of that partnership.

On June 6, 1966, the Raiders entered into a written agreement (1966 agreement) with the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Inc. (Coliseum), in which the Raiders acquired a license to use the Coliseum to play National Football League games. Under that agreement, the Raiders were to pay rental to the Coliseum in the amount of 7…