Legal Opinion
Seigneur v. National Fitness Institute, Inc.
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided May 31, 2000No. 6136, Sept. Term, 1998PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SALMON, Judge.
In this case, we are asked to examine the enforceability of an exculpatory clause found in a fitness club’s contract.
On September 4, 1998, Gerilynne. Seigneur and her husband James filed a complaint in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County against National Fitness Institute, Inc. (“NFI”). The Seigneurs asserted that Ms. Seigneur was injured as a result of NFI’s negligence while she was undergoing an initial evaluation at a fitness club owned and operated by NFI. NFI filed a motion to dismiss the complaint based on an exculpatory clause found in its contract with Ms. Seigneur.…
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