ERIC Number: EJ1156794
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 3
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-8981
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You and the Law: Home Owner Fails in Attempt to Gain Relief from Impact of Errant Baseballs
Sawyer, Tonya L.
Physical Educator, v74 n3 p588-590 2017
A Massachusetts appeals court affirmed the ruling of a trial court that a municipality in that state is protected by sovereign immunity in a case in which it was sued by a resident and his spouse who lived adjacent to a baseball diamond and claimed its use was a "nuisance" because of errant baseballs.
Descriptors: Team Sports, Court Litigation, Recreational Activities, Physical Education Facilities, Athletics, Recreational Facilities, Community Relations
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts
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