Hart v. Spectrum Arena, Inc.

Opinion by

President Judge Bowman,

Eugene (Cyclone) Hart, a professional boxer, was seriously injured during a boxing contest orchestrated under the auspices of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission. Hart and Samuel Solomon, Hart’s manager, filed a complaint in trespass in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County alleging that the defendants — Spectrum Arena, Inc., Pennsylvania Athletic Commission and Zack Clayton, the referee of the fight — negligently conducted the boxing contest between Hart and his opponent. Thereafter, the Spectrum filed a complaint against the judges of the…