Super Bowl Seating Trial To Heat Up When Jerry Jones Testifies
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DALLAS, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - The Super Bowl seating trial will intensify next Tuesday afternoon when Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones will take the witness stand and testify.
On Thursday, U.S. Judge Barbara Lynn ordered Jones to answer questions from the plaintiffs' attorney.
The judge ordered a rough outline of the questions be submitted before hand, and that they must focus on the mental state of the NFL.
Judge Lynn ruled that Cowboys Vice-President Stephen Jones won't have to testify.
On Thursday, the plaintiffs' attorney Michael Avenatti finished playing NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's videotaped deposition from August, 2013.
The NFL's attorney, Thad Behrens, didn't call Goodell as a witness.
During the deposition, Goodell said he had never known an owner so concerned about attendance.
A former NFL executive, Frank Supovitz, testified earlier that Jones wanted to break the Super Bowl attendance record during the 2011 game at Cowboys Stadium.
That didn't happen.
In an NFL document introduced as evidence Thursday, it was revealed the league anticipated making $28 million profit from the Super Bowl in Arlington.
That's nearly $21 million more than the league's profits during the 2010 Super Bowl played in Miami.
Much of the difference was based on ticket sales.
Seven plaintiffs are suing the NFL after they either didn't get seats or had seats with obstructed views.
Because of problems with constructing temporary seating in Cowboys stadium, 1200 of them were not allowed to be used.
That left 400 fans without seats.
Another 1400 temporary seats provided restricted views.
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