Indiana Appeals Court Sides with Club in Foul Ball Case, Plaintiff Appeals to High Court

Attorneys for a spectator, who was injured by a foul ball at a minor league baseball game, have petitioned the Indiana Supreme Court for hearing after an Indiana Appeals Court reversed a lower court’s finding for the spectator, and, in effect, introduced a limited duty rule for the state.   The appeals court’s decision, summarized here, rested primarily on the Assumption of Risk Doctrine, who holds that spectators assume the risk of injury when they go to a game, and that as long as the