EXHIBIT 5.1
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HUNTON & WILLIAMS
951 EAST BYRD STREET
RICHMOND, VA 23219
June 13, 1997
Board of Directors
Tultex Corporation
101 Commonwealth Boulevard
Martinsville, VA 24112
Registration Statement on Form S-4
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are acting as counsel for Tultex Corporation (the "Company") in
connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of its 9 5/8%
Senior Notes due 2007 (the "Exchange Notes") and the Guarantees of its
Subsidiaries with respect to the Exchange Notes (the "Guarantees"). The
transaction in which the Exchange Notes and the Guarantees will be issued is
described in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration
Statement"), expected to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
June 13, 1997. In connection with the filing of the Registration Statement, you
have requested our opinion concerning certain corporate matters.
We are of the opinion that:
1. The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Virginia.
2. The Exchange Notes and the Guarantees have been duly authorized
and, when issued as described in the Registration Statement, will
be legally issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
We consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the references to us in the
Prospectus included therein. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are
within the category of persons whose consent is required by Section 7 of the
Securities Act of 1933 or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Very truly yours,
HUNTON & WILLIAMS