Take Me Out to the Courthouse · Foul Territory
Ten Minutes in the Box Seats
Costa v. Boston Red Sox Baseball Club (2004)
Charge: Negligence / failure to warn - foul-ball injury in an unscreened box seat (suit against the club)Court: Massachusetts Appeals CourtDocket: Foul Territory
Did the club breach a duty to warn her about foul balls?
The facts
A woman with little knowledge of baseball went to a big-league game in 1998 and sat in an unscreened box section along the first-base line. She had been at the ballpark for less than ten minutes when a foul line drive struck her in the face, causing severe, permanent injuries. She sued the club, arguing that its warnings, including small print on the back of the ticket and a few signs, were inadequate to alert someone like her to the danger.
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: Costa v. Boston Red Sox Baseball Club, 61 Mass. App. Ct. 299, 809 N.E.2d 1090 (2004)
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