Joe Montana In Love Letter Lawsuit
Football legend sues ex-wife, Texas auctioneer over collectibles sale
MAY 8--Football legend Joe Montana is suing his ex-wife and a Texas
auction house over the sale of love letters and memorabilia from the
Hall of Fame quarterback's college days at the University of Notre
Dame. Montana, 51, claims that the sale of the assorted items--which
were auctioned last weekend by a Dallas, Texas firm--violated his
copyright and privacy rights. In a U.S. District Court complaint,
Montana names Kim Moses, his first wife, and Heritage Auction as
defendants. As seen on the following pages, the collectibles offered
for sale (which apparently were consigned by Moses, the athlete's
hometown sweetheart) included Montana's freshman I.D. card; the
Moses-Montana 1974 marriage certificate; a letter to Moses penned on a Ziggy card; an "I Love You" note; and a letter Montana wrote to Moses's parents describing his first year on the Notre Dame football squad.
A copy of Montana's lawsuit, first reported by Courthouse News, can be
found here. The ex-athlete, who is seeking damages in excess of
$75,000, contends that Moses obtained several of the items without his
consent at some point after December 1979 (the couple had been divorced
by that point).
Credit for this story goes to The Smoking Gun website, I just thought you guys might find it interesting.