Legal Opinion
Read v. Mt. Tom Ski Area, Inc.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided July 26, 1994No. 92-P-1284PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
George Read was injured while riding on a sled down a concrete track at the Mt. Tom Slide, an amusement ride at the Mt. Tom Ski Area (Mt. Tom) in Holyoke. Individual riders control the speed of their sleds by means of a brake. Ride attendants wait until each rider is out of sight (a distance of approximately 134 feet from the take-olf point) before letting the next rider proceed. During his progress down the mountain, Read’s sled was hit from behind by another rider. While his sled hurtled off the track, Read tried to hold onto the track, and his arm was run over by the other rider’s sled.…
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