Legal Opinion
Gross v. Sweet
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 29, 1979PublishedCited by 242 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Fuchsberg, J.
We hold that, in the circumstances of this case, a release *105signed by the plaintiff as a precondition for his enrollment in defendant’s parachute jumping course does not bar him from suing for personal injuries he allegedly incurred as a result of defendant’s negligence.
Plaintiff Bruce Gross, wishing to learn how to parachute, enrolled in the Stormville Parachute Center Training School, a facility owned and operated by the defendant William Sweet for the purpose of offering instruction in the sport. The ensuing events are essentially undisputed. As a…
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