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COYLE v. PARISH OF JEFFERSON

No. 96-CA-950.

693 So.2d 1 (1997)

Deborah COYLE, wife of/and John Coyle, Sr., individually and on behalf of their minor son, John Coyle, Jr. v. PARISH OF JEFFERSON and/or Jefferson Parish Recreation Department and Duaine McMullin

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

March 12, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fernand L. Laudumiey, III, New Orleans, for plaintiffs-appellants.

James D. Maxwell, Kenner, for defendants-appellees.

Before GAUDIN, BOWES and WICKER, JJ.

GAUDIN, Judge.

Is a playground baseball coach liable if he hits a practice fly ball to a fairly experienced nine-year-old player who loses the ball in the sun and is struck by the ball in the face? A trial judge in the 24th Judicial District Court said no. We affirm.

This accident occurred at approximately 5:30 p.m. on June 10, 1993 at Delta Playground in Metairie, Louisiana. The coach, Duaine McMullin, sent young John Coyle to right field, then hit a practice...

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