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r --"-7 <br />L MC <br />League of Minnesota Cities <br />Cities promoting ¢=hence <br />July 7, 1998 <br />David Verness <br />808 12th Ave. SE <br />Forest Lake, MN 55025 <br />BRS #: 11023098 <br />Trust Member: Mounds View <br />Claimant: David Verness <br />D/Occurrence: 6-8-98 <br />Dear Mr. Verness: <br />145 University AvenueXest, St. Paul, MN 55103-2044 <br />Phone: (612) 281-1200 0 (800) 925-1122 <br />Fax: (612) 281-1299 • TDD (612) 281-1290 <br />The above captioned claim involves the incident whereby your vehicle was apparently struck by a <br />softball from Silver View Park as you were traveling eastbound on County Road I. The League <br />of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust provides insurance coverage for the city of Mounds View <br />and handled the investigation of this matter. <br />According to our investigation, the total distance from home plate to the left field fence is <br />approximately 305 feet. Additionally, there is approximately 40 feet from the home run fence to <br />the eastbound lane on County Road I. Thus, the distance from home plate to your lane of travel <br />was approximately 345 feet. The home run fence surrounding the outfield is 10 feet high. The <br />distance of this field and the height of the fence are more than adequate to reasonably keep balls <br />from flying onto County Road I. These distances are also well within standard measurements for <br />softball fields. Additionally, there has not been any history of problems with balls from this field <br />flying onto County Road I and causing damage to vehicles passing by. <br />Therefore, I fail to find any evidence of negligence on the part of the city of Mounds View for <br />your claimed damages, and I must respectfully decline any payment to you. Thanks for your <br />cooperation on this matter. <br />Sincerely, <br />Brian Horsch <br />Adjuster <br />215-4078 <br />AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER <br />