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THERE IS A QUESTION OF FACT WHETHER A 16-YEAR-OLD SOFTBALL PLAYER ASSUMED THE RISK OF STEPPING IN A HOLE ON THE FIELD (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined there was a question of fact whether a 16-year-old softball player assumed the risk of stepping into a hole on the softball field:

Plaintiff, an experienced 16-year-old softball player was playing softball on an outdoor artificial turf field owned by defendant City of New York (the City). Plaintiff maintained that she sustained injures to her left knee when she stepped into a hole on the turf that had been placed over existing turf. The City contends that the hole was an open and obvious condition and that plaintiff assume the risk of injury. We disagree. The photographs in the record appear to depict a tear or seam in the turf that may have caused a concealed depression relative to the surrounding playing surface.

Accordingly, issues of fact exist whether the City was negligent in maintaining the field in a reasonably safe condition. Although a participant in an athletic activity is deemed to have assumed “those commonly appreciated risks which are inherent in and arise out of the nature of the sport generally and flow from such participation,” there remain issues of fact as to whether plaintiff’s injuries resulted from concealed or unreasonably increased risks … . A.S. v City of New York, 2021 NY Slip Op 02975, First Dept 5-11-21

 

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