In Reversal, Appeals Court Declines To Apply Baseball Rule

A New Mexico state appeals court has hurled a brushed-back pitch of its own in a case involving an injury suffered by a spectator during a baseball game.   In a majority decision, the panel of judges declined to apply the so-called “baseball rule,” which insulates baseball teams that provide some protections for spectators, such as netting behind home plate. It reasoned specifically that “there is no public policy reason to justify bestowing immunity on the business of baseball.” &n