Roberts v. Boys & Girls Republic, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Lippman, P.J.
Plaintiff, while present at a baseball field to watch her son practice with his team, sustained injuries when she strayed into the path of a bat being swung by a player taking a practice swing along the off-field side of a chain-link fence running parallel and adjacent to the field’s third-base sideline. Had the accident not occurred, the player, upon the completion of his practice swings, would have passed through an opening in the fence near home plate to take his turn at bat in the then ongoing scrimmage game. The question posed is whether plaintiff may be…
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