Baseball Rule
court: Supreme Court of Nevada
date decided: 1914-06-01
decision by: Donovan
appealed from: Cook County Circuit Court
opinions: Baseball Facility Liability Act limiting teams' liability for injuries to spectators from foul balls was constitutional since it recognizes unique nature of hazards of viewing baseball
opinions: Judicial notice taken of risk of foul ball injury at baseball games being common knowledge, even where plaintiff claims little interest in the sport. Trial court reversed.
name: Lowe v.
opinions: Injury from errantly thrown baseball is sufficiently different from one caused by foul ball as for sufficiency of protection against risk to be a triable question of fact; usual immunity from liability for baseball teams does not apply.
name: Friedman v.
name: Schentzel v.
judges: Musmanno, Bender, Olszewski
decision by: Paraguirre
date decided: 1981-06-18
appealed from: Ohio Courts of Common Pleas
date decided: 2007-04-27
decision by: Dunn
name: Maisonave v. Newark Bears
judges: Parker, Huspeni, Randall
name: Yates v.
date decided: 2005-11-23
court: Superior Court of Pennsylvania
date decided: 1987-03-05
date decided: 2008-04-17
judges: Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Nix, Manderino, Larsen
appealed from: Superior Court of Pennsylvania
opinions: Baseball team had duty to spectators to provide some seats screened from foul balls at games but not to screen all seats; spectator who chose to sit in unprotected seats when protected ones were available was contributorily negligent to his own injury by a foul ball and could not recover.
opinions: Trial court upheld.
name: Grisim v.
judges: McDaniel, Richli , Ward
name: Houston Sports Association
court: Supreme Court of Missouri
name: Crane v.
date decided: 2010-09-03
judges: Burdick, Eismann, J. Jones, W. Jones and Horton
name: Minneapolis Baseball & Athletic Association
name: Loughran v. The Phillies
width: 300
concurring: Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler
name: Glens Falls City School District
name: Edling
citations: 17280.0
concurring: Cohen
dissent: Rivera-Soto, LaVecchia
name: Rountree v. Boise Baseball Club
judges: Barry T. Albin
judges: Bryant, Burke, Lyons,
subject: Category:1913 in baseball
decision by: Johnson
date decided: 1913-02-17
appealed from: Montgomery County, Ohio
number of judges: 3
number of judges: 4
keywords: Duty of care
number of judges: 5
number of judges: 6
number of judges: 7
keywords: torts
decision by: Olszewski
date decided: 1986-10-14
date decided: 1978-11-18
appealed from: Indiana Court of Appeals
appealed from: Jackson County Circuit Court
name: Edward v. City of Albuquerque
date decided: 1997-07-01
name: Grimes v.
court: Minnesota Court of Appeals
opinions: Limited-duty rule for baseball teams bars recovery by plaintiff injured by foul ball while sitting at table in unprotected stadium dining area with view of game.
judges: A. William Maupin
decision by: Jasen
appealed from: Nevada District Courts
judges: Michael L. Douglas
appealed from: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
name: Chicago National League Ball Club
name: Coomer v. Kansas City Royals
name: Rudnick v. Golden West Broadcasters
decision by: McDaniel
name: Kansas City Baseball & Exhibition Co.
decision by: Huspeni
date decided: 1992-05-19