Legal Opinion
Hull v. Oklahoma City Baseball Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 12, 1945No. 31694PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRiley, J.
This is an action for damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff, Luella Hull, on August 14, 1941, when as a patron, seated in an unscreened portion of the grandstand in the baseball park owned and operated by defendants, she was struck by a foul ball and injured.
The issue of law presented on appeal is whether it was negligent for defendants to fail to screen that portion of the grandstand from where plaintiff witnessed the ball game. The protective screen provided extended from behind home plate to 135 feet on each side thereof and within a distance of 35 feet from where plaintiff…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- City of Tulsa v. HarmanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1931
- Hudson v. Kansas City Baseball Club, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1942
- Tulsa Entertainment Co. v. GreenleesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1922
- Standard Theaters Corp. v. HughesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1939
- Carter, Adm'r v. PinkertonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1944
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Jephson v. AmbuelIdaho Supreme Court · 1970
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