Wertheim v. United States Tennis Ass'n
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Order of the Supreme Court, New York County (Andrew Tyler, J.), entered on or about May 22, 1987, which, inter alia, denied defendant-appellant’s motion for an order setting aside the jury finding that defendant was 25% liable, unanimously reversed, on the law, the motion granted, and the complaint dismissed, with prejudice, and without costs.
In this wrongful death action, the decedent, Richard Wertheim, was struck in the groin by a tennis ball that had just been served by a top-ranked player in the United States Tennis Open in Flushing, New York, in 1983. At the time, Mr. Wertheim was acting…
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