Legal Opinion
Butz v. Werner
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided March 21, 1989No. Civ. 870336PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIERKE, Justice.
Cass Oil Co. [Cass] and World Wide, Inc. [World] appeal from a district court judgment awarding damages to Charles Butz, Jr., for injuries he sustained while riding on a “Super Tube.” We affirm.
On June 16, 1984, Butz was severely injured while riding a “Super Tube” which was sold and distributed by Cass and World. The Super Tube is a large, bright yellow inner tube with handles for the rider. The tube comes with a harness so that it may be attached to a water-ski towrope and pulled behind a boat.
The tube which Butz was riding had been purchased a few weeks earlier by his…
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