Posted on 06/22/2012 10:32:43 AM PDT by AT7Saluki
This is why tickets to ML baseball games have the warning on them that they are not responsible for anyone hit by a batted or thrown ball.
According to the story, the woman was not at the game. She was at the park at a picanic (as Yogi would say) table. Besides, her beaning wasn’t even part of the game. It sounds like a couple of kids who weren’t in the game, started goofing around and the lady was hit. Kids guilty- pay the lady.
The woman was at the game to watch her son - she was not just having a picnic nearby as some have theorized.
She is not suing for compensation for an accidental injury, she contends that the boy deliberately hit her with the ball and she is seeking $500,000. Her husband is also suing the boy for the loss of “services, society and consortium” of his wife. They have been sending “angry letters” to the boy for the last two years. They have demanded a jury trial.
Just a few more facts to consider as you form your opinions about the case...
That's where it gets interesting. She was sitting at a picnic table. Who owns the table? Who put it next to the bullpen? Did the park put it there? Was it hers? Those questions are important.
There are probably very low limits to what she could sue the municipality for with its placement of the picnic table.
In contrast, this kid’s parents probably have sufficiently deep pockets to make a suit worthwhile.
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