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Coomer v. Kansas City Royals Baseball Corp. (2015)
Charge: Negligence and battery - fan hit in the eye by a hot dog tossed by the team mascot (suit against the club)Court: Supreme Court of Missouri; Jackson County Circuit Court (retrial)Docket: Foul Territory
Was the club legally at fault for the eye injury caused by its mascot's hot dog toss?
The facts
A devoted fan who had been to well over a hundred home games was sitting in the stands when the team's costumed mascot began tossing foil-wrapped hot dogs into the crowd as a promotion. One hot dog struck the fan in the face. He later needed surgery for a detached retina and sued the club. A first jury blamed the fan entirely, but the state's top court threw that verdict out and ordered a new trial. A second jury then heard the case.
You have the facts the court had. Guilty or not guilty? Call it in the game with your friends, then see what the court actually decided. Wrong call, you drink.
Citation: Coomer v. Kansas City Royals Baseball Corp., 437 S.W.3d 184 (Mo. 2014); retrial verdict, Jackson County Circuit Court, June 2015
Read more at cbssports.com. The source reveals the outcome.