A common-law right to attend Eagles games
posted by Kaimipono D. Wenger
Also in Eagles news (all strange, all the time) is this story: “Man spreads mother’s ashes on Eagles field.” The man in question, Christopher Noteboom, claims he chose Eagles field because his mother was a lifelong fan of the team. Noteboom is being charged with trespass. The police chief seems unsympathetic to Noteboom’s claims, points out that a number of fans were probably terrified when a strage man began spreading an unknown powder at the football game.
Did Noteboom also secure for himself a right to attend Eagles games? Guest blogger Al Brophy has written about the ancient common-law rights of family members to visit the graves of loved ones. Perhaps Noteboom can offer a settlement — drop the charges, and I won’t press my common-law rights of access to a grave. (And if he does try to press them, we may see a very interesting grave-rights case).
Meanwhile, I’ll be busy this weekend, spreading ashes at the Met, the Philharmonic, Madison Square Garden, Yankee Stadium, the Four Seasons . . .
November 29, 2005 at 10:47 am
Posted in: Property Law
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Alfred Brophy - November 29, 2005 at 12:10 pm
Ah, now Kaimi, there’s an idea!
Nate Oman - November 29, 2005 at 12:52 pm
Yankees stadium!?!? I suppose that it is one tack to take if you are frightened that your loved ones are not going to hell on their own, but it does seem wantonly cruel to the deceased…
(Go Red Soxs!)
Yooveeay Wahoo - November 29, 2005 at 7:21 pm
Wouldn’t there be a conflict with the common-law principle that one not be allowed to profit from his wrongs? That would seem a simple resolution of any claim that this trespasser might bring that he needs season tickets!
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