Legal Opinion

Spencer James Ludman v. Davenport Assumption High School

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided June 2, 2017No. 15–1191PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIGGINS, Justice.

A high school baseball player brought a premises liability action against a high school for his injuries after a foul ball struck him while he was standing in an unprotected part of the visitor’s dugout at the high school’s baseball field. The high school appeals from the judgment entered on a jury verdict finding the high school’s negligence was responsible for injuries sustained by the high school baseball player. On appeal, we conclude the high school owed a duty of care to the player and substantial evidence supports the jury verdict. However, we find the district court…

2Cases cited32 opinions

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  2. McClure v. Walgreen Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2000
  3. Bradshaw v. Iowa Methodist HospitalSupreme Court of Iowa · 1960
  4. Deboom v. Raining Rose, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2009
  5. Benjamin Feld, Larry Feld, And Judith Feld Vs. Luke BorkowskiSupreme Court of Iowa · 2010

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3Cited by26 opinions

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