Lynch v. Board of Education for Oceanside School District

The plaintiff Helen Lynch was a spectator at a high school baseball game when she was struck and injured by a baseball. The plaintiffs alleged that the injuries were caused by the negligence of the defendants in failing to properly supervise the players during their warm-up exercises and failing to provide protection to spectators from balls thrown outside of the field of play. The Supreme Court granted the defendants’ motions for summary judgment dismissing the complaint holding that the injured plaintiff assumed the risk common to a spectator at a sporting event and that the defendants did…