Legal Opinion
Rommell v. Automobile Racing Club of America, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 6, 1992No. 91-7060PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WESLEY E. BROWN, Senior District Judge:
Plaintiff Harry Rommell was injured while working in a pit crew during an “ARCA 500” auto race at the Alabama International Motor Speedway, (Speedway), in Talladega, Alabama, on May 2, 1987. The race was sanctioned, governed and administered by the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). Rommell was a volunteer member of a crew that serviced Car No. 53, owned by defendant Jimmy Human, (Wildcat Custom Vans) which was being driven by defendant Bill Scott.
Plaintiff was serving as a “catch-can” man, responsible for catching overflow gas when the race car…
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