Lorino v. New Orleans Baseball & Amusement Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the CourtJanvier, J.
Defendant, the owner and operator of a baseball park in New Orleans, is sought by plaintiff to be held liable for injuries sustained as a result of being struck on the head by a batted ball during the practice immediately preceding a game conducted by defendant, and to attend and view which game plaintiff had paid admission.
• In the baseball park are seats of varying degrees of safety and comfort. Plaintiff, in order to save the additional charge made for seats in the grandstand, in which stand there are many seats protected against dangers from foul balls or from balls improperly thrown, had…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Wells v. Minneapolis Baseball & Athletic Ass'nSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Blakeley v. White Star LineMichigan Supreme Court · 1908
- Crane v. Kansas City Baseball & Exhibition Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1913
- Scott v. University of Michigan Athletic Ass'nMichigan Supreme Court · 1908
- Edling v. Kansas City Baseball & Exhibition Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1914
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- Jones v. Three Rivers Management Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Murray v. Ramada Inns, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
- Hudson v. Kansas City Baseball Club, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1942
- Hunt v. Thomasville Baseball Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
- Campion v. Chicago Landscape Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1938
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