John Coomer v. Kansas City Royals Baseball Corporation

PAUL C. WILSON, Judge.

John Coomer claims he was injured when he was hit in the eye with a hotdog thrown by Sluggerrr, the Kansas City Royals mascot. Coomer sued the Kansas City Royals Baseball Corporation, claiming the team is responsible for Sluggerrr’s negligence and the damages it caused. A jury found in favor of the Royals, and Coomer appeals. ■ Among the jury instructions was one asking the jury to decide whether the risk of being injured by Slug-gerrr’s hotdog toss is one of the inherent risks of watching a Royals home game that Coomer assumed merely by attending. Whether a particular…