Robin Akins, Respondent, v. Glens Falls City School District, Appellant.

"The Blinding Foul Ball"

What level of guidance may a judge give the jury with respect to reasonable care?

Defendant owned a baseball field and provided protective screening behind the home plate. Plaintiff elected to watch a baseball game from an unscreened section of the field. She was then struck in the eye by a foul ball, causing serious and permanent injury.

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