Blair v. Mt. Hood Meadows Development Corp.

Plaintiff was injured in a fall while skiing at defendant’s ski facility on Mt. Hood. He brought this action in negligence against defendant and now appeals the jury’s verdict for defendant.

He assigns as error the court’s instruction to the jury regarding assumption of risk and the court’s refusal to instruct the jury that plaintiff was an invitee at the time of the accident.

Plaintiff had spent a morning skiing on various rums prepared by defendant at its facility. He and a companion agreed to go to the lodge. They chose to go down the North Canyon Run, which plaintiff had never skied. From…