Law involved in the judge’s determination of who got the
baseball
During the 2001 MLB season, Barry Bonds set the record for
home runs. A fan, Alex Popov had his glove on that home-run ball. However,
Patrick Hayashi ended up with the ball. Mr. Popov filed suit alleging that Mr.
Hayashi assaulted Mr. Popov in order to get the ball. Videotape shows Mr.
Popov’s gloving of the ball. Mr. Popov says the ball
belongs to him because he held that ball in a Sno-cone position and others
wrested it from his control. What areas of law were involved in the
judge’s determination of who got the baseball?





