Whitlock v. University of Denver

The plaintiff, twenty-years-old at the time of this accident, was serving as acting manager of the Beta house, in front of which the trampoline in question was located. He had been using trampolines since his junior year in high school, and continued to do so while he was enrolled at West Point. There he used the trampoline about every other day over a two month period and learned to execute the 1¾ front flip maneuver which led to his injuries.

The plaintiff started using the Beta trampoline in September 1977, and continued to use it throughout the fall, winter, and spring prior to June 19,…