Smith v. Landfair

{¶ 1} Ohio’s equine-activities-immunity statute, R.C. 2305.321, provides immunity from liability for harm sustained by an equine-activity participant allegedly resulting from the inherent risk of equine activities. In this case, we are asked to determine when an injured person is a “spectator” and therefore an “equine activity participant” whose claim for damages is barred by the statute.

{¶ 2} Because we conclude that the Ninth District Court of Appeals erred in overturning the trial court’s summary judgment based on its interpretation of the word “spectator,” we reverse the judgment of the…