Legal Opinion
David Manning, Jr. v. Ross Grimsley and the Baltimore Baseball Club, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 19, 1981No. 80-1145PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WYZANSKI, Senior District Judge:
In this diversity action involving the law of Massachusetts the plaintiff, complaining that he as a spectator at a professional baseball game was injured by a ball thrown by a pitcher, sought in a battery count and in a negligence count to recover damages from the pitcher and his employer. The district judge directed a verdict for defendants on the battery count and the jury returned a verdict for defendants on the negligence count. The district court having entered judgment for defendants on both counts, the' plaintiff appeals from the judgment on the battery…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- LaClair v. Silberline Manufacturing Co., Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Goldstein v. GontarzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Mackintosh v. ChambersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Kane v. Fields Corner Grille, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
- Willett v. WebsterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Kenneth B. Krohn v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- Nicholas Nasuti v. James Scannell, Nicholas Nasuti v. James Scannell, United States of America, in Re United States of America and James ScannellCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Jenco v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2001
- Sutherland v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2001
- In the Matter of Edc, Incorporated, Debtors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
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