Marietta v. Cliffs Ridge, Inc.

385 Mich. 364 (1971)

189 N.W.2d 208

MARIETTA

v.

CLIFFS RIDGE, INC.

No. 13 January Term 1971, Docket No. 52,690.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided August 27, 1971.

Wisti & Jaaskelainen (by John M. McCarthy), for plaintiffs.

Baldwin, Kendricks & Bordeau, for defendant.

WILLIAMS, J.

The prime issue in this negligence case is whether the plaintiff on a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict produced enough evidence to go to the jury.

On December 31, 1964, plaintiff Neil Marietta, then a minor, was injured while skiing through a slalom course at defendant's ski area. While turning through the last…