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RICH v. WEST SHORE LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INC.

209 A.D.2d 396 (1994)

618 N.Y.S.2d 106

William Rich, an Infant, by His Parent and Natural Guardian, Mary Attanasia, et al., Respondents, v. West Shore Little League Baseball, Inc., Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

November 7, 1994

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the defendant's motion is granted, and the complaint is dismissed.

The then-15-year-old plaintiff, William Rich, was injured while playing catcher in a Little League game, when he collided with an opposing player at home plate. The defendant established, as a matter of law, its affirmative defense based on the doctrine of assumption of the risk (see, Benitez...

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