Take Me Out to the Courthouse · Foul Territory
The Eye in the Club Section
Rountree v. Boise Baseball, LLC (2013)
Charge: Negligence - fan lost an eye to a foul ball in an unnetted club dining area (club sought dismissal under the baseball rule)Court: Supreme Court of IdahoDocket: Foul Territory
Should the court adopt the baseball rule and dismiss the fan's negligence claim?
The facts
A fan was in a club dining area at the end of the third-base line at a minor-league ballpark. Unlike other sections, the area had no protective netting. A foul ball struck him in the face, costing him an eye. He sued the team. The team asked the court to adopt the widely followed baseball rule, which shields clubs that provide some screened seating, and to throw the case out before trial.
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: Rountree v. Boise Baseball, LLC, 154 Idaho 167, 296 P.3d 373 (2013)
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