Rudolph v. Arizona B.A.S.S. Federation

OPINION

WEISBERG, Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal the trial court’s granting of defendants’ motion for summary judgment in a negligence action. Because we disagree with the trial court’s conclusion that defendants owed no duty to plaintiffs’ deceased daughter, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

FACTS 1 AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On Sunday, May 3, 1992, defendant Grand Canyon Bass Busters (“GCBB”) sponsored a bass fishing tournament. The tournament originally had been planned for Alamo Lake but, because that lake was unavailable for the selected weekend, the GCBB membership voted to hold the…