Legal Opinion
Cockrell v. Hillerich & Bradsby Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided April 4, 2005No. 25964PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Waller
This is a products liability and negligence case in which the circuit court granted the respondents’ motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. We affirm.
FACTS
On March 16, 2002, Ryan Cockrell, a thirteen-year old seventh grader, was pitching in a Greenwood. High School junior varsity baseball game. A line drive ball off the bat of an opposing player hit Ryan in the head causing severe injuries. The bat was an aluminum bat manufactured by defendant Hillerich & Bradsby Company d/b/a Louisville Slugger (Hillerich). The respondents, the University of Massachusetts at Lowell Baseball…
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