Legal Opinion

Massengill v. S.M.A.R.T. Sports Medicine Clinic, P.C.

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided February 14, 2000No. 98-150PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMAS, Justice.

The only issue in this case is whether a waiver of liability in a contract between S.M.A.R.T. Sports Medicine Clinic, P.C. (S.M.A.R.T.) and James Massengill (Massengill) is enforceable under the standards adopted in Schutkowski v. Carey, 725 P.2d 1057 (Wyo.1986) and followed in later cases. Massengill was using a lat-pull-down machine at S.M.A.R.T. when a pin used to secure the weights fell out. Apparently the pin did not fit properly in the machine, and when the pin fell out, Massengill fell over backwards injuring his wrist. In various statements of the issues, Massengill…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Tunkl v. Regents of University of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1963
  2. Johnson v. SoulisWyoming Supreme Court · 1975
  3. Boehm v. Cody Country Chamber of CommerceWyoming Supreme Court · 1987
  4. Brittain v. BoothWyoming Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Reno Livestock Corp. v. Sun Oil Co.(Delaware)Wyoming Supreme Court · 1981

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Moore v. WallerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
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  5. Jerry Herling v. Wyoming Machinery Co., a Wyoming CorporationWyoming Supreme Court · 2013

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