Moe v. Steenberg

Otis, Justice.

Plaintiff seeks damages for injuries she sustained when defendant collided with her while ice skating. The jury returned a verdict for defendant and plaintiff appeals from an order denying her motion for a new trial. The issue is whether the trial court erred in submitting the defense of assumption of risk.

Plaintiff’s injury occurred on the evening of New Year’s Day 1962 when she and her family were skating with defendant’s family on an outdoor public rink in Running Park, Bloomington. At the time of the accident plaintiff was 35 years of age. She had begun skating when she was…