Legal Opinion

Towns v. Davidson

California Court of Appeal

Decided February 2, 2007No. C050829PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

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NICHOLSON, J.

The trial court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment, concluding the doctrine of primary assumption of risk barred plaintiff from recovering damages for injuries she suffered when a ski resort employee collided with her while both were skiing. We affirm.

FACTS

In March 2002, defendant Herbert J. Davidson (Davidson) was employed by defendant Mammoth Mountain Ski Area (Mammoth) as a ski host manager. Part of his job duties included skiing the slopes, checking with other ski hosts on the hill, and talking to the guests. He also was allowed to ski one or two runs…

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  1. Towns v. DavidsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2007

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