Murach v. Island of Bob-Lo Co.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SCUDDER, J.

Plaintiff was employed as a stunt diver by third-party defendant, Maxwell Associates, Inc. (Maxwell), during his summer vacation from college. Maxwell contracted with defendant Island of Bob-Lo Company, Inc., doing business as Fantasy Island (Fantasy Island), to provide a comedy-diving team, and plaintiff worked as part of that team with four others. On June 23, 1990, plaintiff and a co-worker were performing an act during which the co-worker “pushed” plaintiff off the 10-foot-high diving board. Plaintiff was to grab the diving board, hang suspended by his arm…