Braves Blocked by Georgia Court of Appeals in Foul Ball Case
A Georgia court of appeals has declined to put the brakes on a lawsuit brought by the family of a 6-year-old girl, who was struck by a foul ball, while attending an Atlanta Braves game, and subsequently sued the team.
The Braves had sought to overturn a trial court’s decision not to grant baseball team's motion for a declaratory judgment. The declaratory judgment would have recognized the baseball rule in Georgia and would have likely absolved the team of any liability in the case. The