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PATTON v. USA RUGBY

No. 113, Sept. Term, 2003.

851 A.2d 566 (2004)

381 Md. 627

Judith Edwards PATTON, individually, and as the Surviving Spouse of Donald Lee Patton, and as personal representative and executor for the Estate of Donald Lee Patton, et al. v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA RUGBY FOOTBALL, Union, Ltd. d/b/a USA Rugby, et al.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

June 10, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. David Allen, Crofton, for appellants.

Kristine A. Crosswhite (Crosswhite, McKenna, Limbrick & Sinclair, LLP, Baltimore, on brief), Barry C. Goldstein (Neal M. Brown, Waranch & Brown, LLC, Lutherville, on brief), for appellees.

Argued before BELL, C.J. RAKER, WILNER, CATHELL, HARRELL, BATTAGLIA and GREENE, JJ.

HARRELL, J.

On 17 June 2000, Robert Carson Patton, II, and his father, Donald Lee Patton, while at an amateur rugby tournament in Annapolis, were struck by lightning. Robert, a player in the tournament, was seriously injured, but survived. Donald, a spectator watching his son play, died. Robert and various other members of the Patton family filed suit in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County alleging negligence against the rugby tournament organizers, referee...

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