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Hughes v. Seven Springs Farm, Inc.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 5, 2000PublishedCited by 95 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CASTILLE, Justice.

On January 29, 1992, appellee, Charity Hughes, a self-described intermediate level skier, traveled with her high school ski club to Seven Springs Mountain Resort (hereinafter “appellant”). After completing a run down the mountain, appellee was skiing towards the lift through an area at the base of the mountain where several ski trails converge when she was struck by an unidentified skier descending the slope behind her. As a result, appellee injured her right knee and her back.

Appellee filed suit against the ski resort in the Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Carrender v. FittererSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Cochran v. GAF Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  3. Dean v. Com., Dept. of Transp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  4. Jones v. Three Rivers Management Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  5. Rutter v. Northeastern Beaver County School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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3Cited by95 opinions

  1. Bjorgung v. Whitetail Resort, LPCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2008
  2. Chepkevich v. Hidden Valley Resort, L.P.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  3. Wilkes Ex Rel. Mason v. Phoenix Home Life Mutual Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  4. Thompson v. GinkelSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  5. Sphere Drake Insurance v. Philadelphia Gas WorksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001

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