Legal Opinion
Sparks v. Sterling Doubleday Enterprises, LP
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 16, 2002PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Emerson, J.), entered October 4, 2001, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The infant plaintiff allegedly sustained injuries when, while in the Shea Stadium stands, he was struck by a baseball hit during batting practice. Contrary to the plaintiffs’ contention, by furnishing sufficient protective screening behind home plate where the danger of being struck by a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Akins v. Glens Falls City School DistrictNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Davidoff v. Metropolitan Baseball Club, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Honohan v. TurroneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Stern v. Madison Square Garden Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Lynch v. Board of Education for Oceanside School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
3Cited by5 opinions
- John Coomer v. Kansas City Royals Baseball CorporationSupreme Court of Missouri · 2014
- Pira v. Sterling Equities, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Ray v. Hudson Valley Stadium Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Cohen v. Sterling Mets, L.P.New York Supreme Court · 2007
- Tarantino v. Queens Ballpark Co., LLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014