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DePiano v. Montreal Baseball Club, Ltd.

District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania

Decided July 8, 1987No. Civ. A. 86-153 ERIEPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GERALD J. WEBER, District Judge.

Jeffrey DePiano chased the dream of a career as a professional baseball player to the Jamestown, N.Y. Expos of the Class A NY-Penn League. On July 2, 1984 he chased that dream and a long fly ball into the left field fence at Ainsworth Field in Erie, Pa., suffering a shoulder injury which he claims ultimately ended his career.

DePiano filed this suit setting forth two distinct claims against two distinct pairs of defendants. Plaintiff sued the Erie City School District, the owner of Ainsworth Field, and the Erie Cardinals Baseball Club, groundskeeper of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Finch v. SwinglyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
  2. Crespi v. IhrigNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. People ex rel. Martinez v. WaltersNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. Crespi v. IhrigAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Davis Ex Rel. Davis v. CMS Continental Natural Gas, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
  2. De Piano (Jeffrey) v. Montreal Baseball Club, Ltd., Jamestown Baseball Club, Erie City School District, Erie Cardinals Baseball ClubCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988

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