Legal Opinion
Jagger v. Mohawk Mountain Ski Area, Inc.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 22, 2004No. SC 16895PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NORCOTT, J.
This case, which comes to this court upon our acceptance of two certified questions2 from the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut pursuant to General Statutes § 51-199b (d),3 asks us to consider whether, as a matter of Connecticut law, a skier may bring an action in negligence against a ski area operator and its employee arising out of a collision between the skier and the employee. More specifically, the certified questions require us to decide whether: (1) a skier, pursuant to General Statutes § 29-212,4 has assumed the risk, as a hazard inherent…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Waters v. AutuoriSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- Clover v. Snowbird Ski ResortUtah Supreme Court · 1991
- City of Waterbury v. Town of WashingtonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- Jaworski v. KiernanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- Hughes v. Seven Springs Farm, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Pfenning v. LinemanIndiana Supreme Court · 2011
- Sturm v. Harb Development, LLCSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
- Gemmink v. Jay Peak Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2015
- Hanks v. Powder Ridge Restaurant Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
- Angland v. Mountain Creek Resort, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2013
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