Legal Opinion
Coronel v. Chicago White Sox, Ltd.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 19, 1992No. 1-90-0091PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scariano
On August 16, 1986, plaintiff, Blanca Coronel, attended her first Chicago White Sox baseball game at Comiskey Park, and sat in the first base “Golden Box Seats,” specifically, box section 32, row E, seat 2, behind home plate, facing first base, approximately three seats away from the edge of a protective screen. During the sixth inning, when plaintiff looked down into her lap to pick up some popcorn, she was struck on the right side of her face by a line-drive, foul-tipped ball, and suffered a broken jaw.
She brought suit against defendants Chicago White Sox, Ltd., and Comiskey Park…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Ward v. K Mart Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1990
- Kirk v. Michael Reese Hospital & Medical CenterIllinois Supreme Court · 1987
- Akins v. Glens Falls City School DistrictNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Genaust v. Illinois Power Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1976
- Curtis v. County of CookIllinois Supreme Court · 1983
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Yates v. Chicago National League Ball Club, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1992
- Lawson Ex Rel. Lawson v. Salt Lake Trappers, Inc.Utah Supreme Court · 1995
- Benejam v. Detroit Tigers, IncMichigan Court of Appeals · 2001
- Siklas v. Ecker Center for Mental Health, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1993
- Cockrell v. Koppers Industries, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1996
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