Holmes v. Health & Tennis Corp. of America

Gorman, Presiding Judge. 1

Plaintiff-appellant, Douglas Holmes, is a member of the health club owned by the defendants-appellees (collectively referred to as “the health club”). During one of his visits to the health club, Holmes asked an employee to “spot” him while he lifted weights. The employee failed to come to the aid of Holmes when the weights became too heavy for him, and Holmes was pinned under the weights. Holmes suffered injuries to his back and sued the health club for damages. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the health club, and Holmes appealed.

Holmes’s sole…