Legal Opinion
Costa v. Boston Red Sox Baseball Club
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 9, 2004No. 02-P-1433PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCohen, J.
On a September evening in 1998, the plaintiff and three companions attended a Boston Red Sox baseball game at Fenway Park. They arrived late, at the top of the fifth inning. The plaintiff took her seat in an unscreened area in the upper box section on the first base line, more or less behind the Red Sox dugout. Several players from the visiting team, the Detroit Tigers, batted before their side was retired. In the bottom of the fifth, the first batter for the Red Sox was Darren Lewis. On a count of one ball and two strikes, Lewis hit a line drive foul ball into the stands along the first base…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Murphy v. Steeplechase Amusement Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1929
- O'Sullivan v. ShawMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Davis v. Westwood GroupMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Uloth v. City Tank Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Alioto v. MarnellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
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3Cited by15 opinions
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