2nd Circuit: Mets Did Not Breach Vendor Contract In Barring Kosher Food Sales On Sabbath

In Kosher Sports, Inc. v. Queens Ballpark Company, LLC, (2d Cir., March 12, 2013), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's decision in a contract dispute over the sale of kosher hot dogs at New York Mets home games at Citi Field.  The appeals court agreed that the ballpark owner did not breach its agreement with a kosher food vendor by prohibiting the vendor from selling kosher food at Friday night and Saturday games.  In an article on the decision, The Forward reports that Kosher Sports Inc. had taken steps to allow for pre-cooking of food and operation of its carts by non-Jews so that there would be no violation of the Sabbath. The Mets organization however was concerned with appearances that could undermine fans' confidence that the food being sold was kosher. (See prior related posting.) [Thanks to Joel Katz (Relig. & State In Israel) for the lead.]