Clapman v. City of New York

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.

This is an action to recover for personal injuries suffered by appellant David Clapman, who in July 1977 was struck by a foul ball while sitting in the box seat area of Yankee Stadium behind the Yankee dugout. Appellants (Clapman and his wife) allege that respondents (the stadium owner, its lessee and operator, its architect, and its vending concessionaire) were negligent in: (1) not extending the protective screen behind home plate to the area where Clap-man was seated; (2) providing…