Sutton v. Eastern New York Youth Soccer Ass'n
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtSpain, J.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Canfield, J.), entered July 22, 2003 in Rensselaer County, which granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
While attending a soccer tournament in which his son was a participant, plaintiff D. James Sutton (hereinafter plaintiff) was struck by a soccer ball kicked by a 16-year-old boy practicing on one of the soccer fields between games. Thereafter, plaintiff and his wife, derivatively, commenced this personal injury action against organizations and teams sponsoring and/or participating in the tournament, as well as the…
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