Legal Opinion
Dullmaier v. Xanterra Parks & Resorts
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 27, 2018No. 16-8017; 16-8049PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
*1281 A Wyoming statute provides that "[a]ny person who takes part in any sport or recreational opportunity assumes the inherent risks in that sport or recreational opportunity." WYO. STAT. ANN. § 1-1-123(a). It also states that "providers" of such opportunities have no duty "to eliminate, alter or control the inherent risks within" certain sport or recreational opportunities. Id. § 1-1-123(b).
In 2012, Karl-Heinz Dullmaier was killed during a guided horseback ride in a wilderness area of Yellowstone National Park. His wife, Therese Dullmaier, brought a wrongful-death action…
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