Court Finds that Coach Injured in Sideline Collision Was Careless

Feb 2, 2007

A Wisconsin state appeals court has affirmed the ruling of a trial court, which found that a football coach was more than 50 percent responsible for an injury he suffered when he was blind-sided during a football game.   The ruling was interesting because the court extended the applicability of the state’s so-called “baseball rule,” which ordinarily only includes spectators, to include coaches.   The incident occurred on a day when six youth football teams were staging an exhibit
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