Legal Opinion
Haymon v. Pettit
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 20, 2007PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jones, J.
In this appeal we are asked to decide whether a baseball park operator owes a duty to warn or protect nonpatron spectators who are injured while chasing foul balls that are hit out of the stadium. Under the circumstances presented, we conclude that no duty exists.
Plaintiffs then 14-year-old son, L.H., was injured when he was struck by an automobile driven by defendant, Donald Pet-tit. Specifically, L.H. chased a foul ball into traffic. The record indicates that he was wearing headphones while chasing the ball and failed to look both ways before crossing the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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