Friedman v. Houston Sports Association
Texas Court of Appeals
731 S.W.2d 572 (1987)
- Written by Steven Pacht, JD
Facts
Karen Friedman (plaintiff) was 11 years old when she attended a Houston Astros baseball game with her father, Robert Friedman (plaintiff), and others. Karen was seated behind first base, where there was no screen to protect fans from batted balls. Seats were available, however, behind home plate, which did have a protective screen. While walking behind the first-base dugout, Karen was hit near her eye by a line-drive foul ball. Karen sued the Houston Sports Association (association) (defendant), alleging, among other things, that the association negligently failed to warn Karen about the risk of being hit by a foul ball while behind the first-base dugout. The jury ruled in Karen’s favor, but the trial judge entered judgment notwithstanding the verdict for the association. Karen appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Dunn, J.)
Concurrence (Cohen, J.)
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