JOHNSON v. HOUSTON SPORTS ASS'N

No. 17620.

615 S.W.2d 781 (1980)

Janice Graham JOHNSON, Appellant, v. HOUSTON SPORTS ASSOCIATION et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Denied January 29, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Jiles Roberts, Houston, for appellant.

Fulbright & Jaworski, Daniel K. Hedges, Thurlow & Hennessy, Nicholas E. Zito, Houston, for appellees.


DOYLE, Justice.

This is a suit for damages for personal injuries sustained by Janice Graham Johnson, who was struck in the face by a baseball during pre-game batting practice by the Philadelphia Phillies at the Astrodome in 1974. The trial court rendered a take-nothing judgment for appellant based upon a jury verdict finding no negligence on the part of appellees. We affirm.

The Houston Astros and the Phillies were scheduled to play a ball game. Appellant...

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