GaryMrMets
02-03-2003, 10:14 PM
Schott Sues Over Seat Allocation at Reds' New Park
CINCINNATI -- Cincinnati Reds owner Carl Lindner is in Marge Schott's doghouse.
The team's former owner sued Lindner's Great American Insurance Co. over the seats she was given in the club's new ballpark, which opens March 31.
Schott's lawsuit in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court made public her dispute with Lindner, who bought control of the Reds from Schott in 1999.
Schott asks that the court determine the seats she is entitled to in the new stadium. She said the 1999 agreement under which she sold control of the Reds guarantees her use of the premium-section seats.
The Reds say she is entitled to use of the owners' suite but is asking for benefits not included in the sale agreement. The team says the benefits would be greater than those afforded to any other Reds owner.
Schott's lawsuit says she had use of a private box at the Reds' old stadium, Cinergy Field, and 21 blue-level seats that were grouped together and near the playing field. But in the new ballpark, the seats allocated to Schott are scattered about the stadium and are at the back of the premium section.
Her lawsuit asks the court to declare that she is entitled to comparable seats in the new stadium which are grouped together and near the playing field. Schott also asks the court to rule that she has an "unconditional right to use a similarly situated private box in the new stadium occupied by the Reds, up to one hour before and after each home game.''
CINCINNATI -- Cincinnati Reds owner Carl Lindner is in Marge Schott's doghouse.
The team's former owner sued Lindner's Great American Insurance Co. over the seats she was given in the club's new ballpark, which opens March 31.
Schott's lawsuit in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court made public her dispute with Lindner, who bought control of the Reds from Schott in 1999.
Schott asks that the court determine the seats she is entitled to in the new stadium. She said the 1999 agreement under which she sold control of the Reds guarantees her use of the premium-section seats.
The Reds say she is entitled to use of the owners' suite but is asking for benefits not included in the sale agreement. The team says the benefits would be greater than those afforded to any other Reds owner.
Schott's lawsuit says she had use of a private box at the Reds' old stadium, Cinergy Field, and 21 blue-level seats that were grouped together and near the playing field. But in the new ballpark, the seats allocated to Schott are scattered about the stadium and are at the back of the premium section.
Her lawsuit asks the court to declare that she is entitled to comparable seats in the new stadium which are grouped together and near the playing field. Schott also asks the court to rule that she has an "unconditional right to use a similarly situated private box in the new stadium occupied by the Reds, up to one hour before and after each home game.''