Legal Opinion
Roseboro v. Rawlings Manufacturing Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 23, 1969No. Civ. 33363PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWood, P. J.
This is an appeal by plaintiff from an order granting defendant’s motion for a new trial.
Plaintiff Roseboro, while playing baseball as catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, was struck in the eye by a pitched baseball which allegedly went through a. face mask worn by him, when the ball was “fouled off” a bat. The mask, which was manufactured by the defendant Rawlings Manufacturing Company, was given to plaintiff by the defendant Rawlings Sporting Goods Company. In an action for damages for personal injuries, plaintiff obtained judgment upon a verdict for $20,000. Defendants’ motion for a new…
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