Lee v. National League Baseball Club of Milwaukee, Inc.

The issues presented on this appeal are as follows:(1) Was the defendant negligent in failing to take proper steps to protect the plaintiff from injury by the acts of other spectators at the time the foul ball was batted into the box near where the plaintiff was seated?(2) If the first question is decided in the affirmative, did such negligence constitute a proximate cause of the plaintiff’s injuries ?(3) Did the plaintiff assume the risk of being injured as a result of patrons scrambling for a foul ball and knocking her out of her chair ?

It has generally been held that one who invites the…