Court: Baseball Player Was Aware of Field’s Imperfection

A New York State appellate court has reversed a trial court and granted a municipality’s summary judgment motion in a case where a baseball player injured himself on the field and alleged that the municipality was negligent.   The plaintiff was injured when he fell while attempting to catch a fly ball at the border of the dirt infield and grass outfield on a field at Eisenhower Park, Nassau County. He sued the County and initially was successful when the court denied the defendant’s mot