Take Me Out to the Courthouse · Foul Territory
A Ball in the Beer Garden
Turner v. Mandalay Sports Entertainment, LLC (2008)
Charge: Negligence - fan hit by a foul ball in a beer garden concession area (suit against the stadium operator)Court: Supreme Court of NevadaDocket: Foul Territory
Was the stadium operator liable for a foul-ball injury in its concession area?
The facts
A woman attending a minor-league game sat at a table in the stadium's beer garden, an upper-level concession area several hundred feet from the playing field. From her seat she could not see the field. A foul ball flew into the area and struck her in the face, knocking her unconscious. She said she never saw it coming. She and her husband sued the operator, which won summary judgment.
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: Turner v. Mandalay Sports Entertainment, LLC, 124 Nev. 213, 180 P.3d 1172 (2008)
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