Legal Opinion
Dalton v. Jones
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 9, 2003No. A03A0077PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Adams, Judge.
Plaintiff Jacqueline Dalton filed a negligence action against Andruw Jones, a major league baseball player, and the Atlanta National League Baseball Club, Inc. (Atlanta Braves) seeking to recover for injuries she allegedly sustained when she was struck by an errant baseball. Finding that Dalton assumed the risk of injury, the trial court granted summary judgment to both defendants. On appeal, Dalton contends that the trial court misapplied the doctrine of assumption of risk in the context of sports events and failed to properly apply the concept of gross negligence. We find no…
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