Hoke v. Cullinan

LAMBERT, Justice.

The issue decided by the Court of Appeals and of which this Court granted discretionary review is whether a complaint alleging ordinary negligence is sufficient to state a claim for relief for injuries received in a sporting contest. By virtue of the trial, court’s dismissal of the case and the Court of Appeals’ reversal, we must also decide whether the evidence precluded summary judgment, and whether the trial court acted prematurely.

What transpired between the parties is essentially undisputed. Appellant and appel-lee were engaged in a doubles tennis match, and at the time…