Sports Facilities and the Law: a Review of the Legal Duty Owed People Attending Events

By John Wolohan, Syracuse University   Perhaps the most basic legal duty sports facilities have is to protect the people coming into the facility (invitees), whether participating in some activity or just watching an event, by providing a safe environment. The Restatement (Second) of Torts § 343 defines this duty by stating that:   “a possessor of land is subject to liability for physical harm caused to his invitees by a condition on the land, if but only if, he:   knows or by