Legal Opinion
Davidoff v. Metropolitan Baseball Club, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 27, 1984PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
Plaintiff, a 14-year-old girl, was watching a professional baseball game at Shea Stadium from a box seat behind first base, separated from the playing field only by a three-foot fence. At a moment when her attention was diverted from the game, she was struck by a sharply hit foul ball and sustained serious injuries including the loss of vision in one eye. Plaintiff brought this negligence action against the City of New York (owner of Shea Stadium) and the Metropolitan Baseball Club, Inc. (its…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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