Grass v. Catamount Development Corp.

We consider whether an action for wrongful death arising out of injury to a skier and brought against the operator of a ski area is governed by the limitation of actions provision of G. L. c. 143, § 71P, dealing with actions against ski area operators, or by the limitation of actions provision in the wrongful death statute, G. L. c. 229, §2.

In her complaint, filed on March 2, 1981, the plaintiff alleged that on March 4, 1979, her intestate was injured and *552died in a skiing accident as a result of the negligent operation of a ski area by the defendants. The plaintiff sought recovery for…