Shain v. Racine Raiders Football Club, Inc.

¶ 1. Scott Shain appeals from a summary judgment dismissing his negligence claim under the safe-place statute against the Racine Raiders Football Club, Inc., Racine Youth Sports, Inc., and their insurers. Shain was injured while he coached a youth football team. In dismissing the action, the trial court likened Shain's role as a coach to that of a spectator under the so-called "Baseball Rule." As such, the court ruled the policy considerations underlying the "Baseball Rule" mandated that Shain's contributory negligence was greater than any negligence of the respondents as a matter of law. We…