COLLINS v. RESTO

No. 83 Civ. 5480(RO).

746 F.Supp. 360 (1990)

Andrea Lee COLLINS, individually and as Administratrix of the Goods, Chattels and Credits which were of Billy Ray Collins, Jr., deceased, and Billy Ray Collins, Sr., Plaintiffs, v. Luis RESTO, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

September 19, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pulvers, Pulvers & Thompson, New York City, for plaintiff Andrea Lee Collins (Marc R. Thompson, of counsel).

Lawrence Goldhirsch, New York City, for plaintiff Billy Collins, Sr.

Herrick & Feinstein, New York City, for defendant Top Rank, Inc. (Susan T. Dwyer, of counsel).

Sidley & Austin, New York City, for defendant Madison Square Garden Center, Inc. (Kelley A. Cornish, of counsel).


OPINION AND ORDER

OWEN, District Judge:

This personal injury action arises from injuries sustained by now-deceased boxer Billy Ray Collins, Jr., during a 1983 bout with Luis Resto promoted by defendant Top Rank at Madison Square Garden (MSG).1 The criminal case has established that Collins' injuries resulted from his trainer's removing padding from Resto's boxing gloves.2 MSG and Top Rank now move...

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