Legal Opinion
Miller as Next Friend of E.M. v. House of Boom Ky., LLC
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided June 13, 2019No. 2018-SC-000625-CLPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE VANMETER
By order entered February 14, 2019, this Court granted the United States District Court, Western District of Kentucky's request for certification of law on the following issue:
Is a pre-injury liability waiver signed by a parent on behalf of a minor child enforceable under Kentucky law?
After careful consideration, we hold that such a waiver is unenforceable under the specific facts of this case.
I. Factual and Procedural Background.
House of Boom, LLC ("House of Boom") is a for-profit trampoline park located in Louisville, Kentucky. The park is a…
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