The_Philster
06-26-2003, 06:22 PM
LITTLE ROCK -- Former NFL All-Pro Keith Jackson can sue a lawyer for failing to file a lien to secure $500,000 in loans Jackson made to a troubled sports agent, the Arkansas state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
The decision overturned part of a lower court judgment against the former Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins and Green Bay Packers tight end. In 1998, Jackson loaned $370,000 to the company of sports agent and longtime friend Elbert Crawford. The transaction brought Jackson's total contributions, including prior advances, to $512,000.
Jackson, who retired from a nine-year NFL career after Green Bay won the 1997 Super Bowl, requested that Crawford and his Ace Sports Management make arrangements to secure his loans to Ace....
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The decision overturned part of a lower court judgment against the former Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins and Green Bay Packers tight end. In 1998, Jackson loaned $370,000 to the company of sports agent and longtime friend Elbert Crawford. The transaction brought Jackson's total contributions, including prior advances, to $512,000.
Jackson, who retired from a nine-year NFL career after Green Bay won the 1997 Super Bowl, requested that Crawford and his Ace Sports Management make arrangements to secure his loans to Ace....
more (http://espn.go.com/nfl/news/2003/0626/1573200.html)