Legal Opinion
Louisville Baseball Club v. Butler
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided March 13, 1942PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Reversing.
This appeal is from a judgment of the Jefferson Circuit Court entered on a verdict of $1,650 in favor of George P. Butler, against the appellant, Louisville Baseball Club.
On Aug. 20, 1939, Butler attended a double header game in appellant's park. There were about 7,300 people in the park which had a seating capacity of slightly less than 12,000. A ramp leads from the first floor, which is a broad concrete walkway, into the stands. On the first floor…
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