Hayden v. University of Notre Dame

OPINION

KIRSCH, Judge

William and Letitia Hayden appeal from the trial court’s grant of the University of Notre Dame’s (Notre Dame) motion for summary judgment, presenting one issue for review:

Whether the trial court erred in concluding that Notre Dame did not owe a duty to Letitia Hayden to protect her from the criminal acts of a third party.

We reverse.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On September 16,1995, William and Letitia Hayden attended a football game on the Notre Dame campus. They were season ticket holders and sat in their assigned seats, which were in the south endzone behind the goalpost.…