Legal Opinion
Nalwa v. Cedar Fair, L.P.
California Supreme Court
Decided December 31, 2012No. S195031PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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WERDEGAR, J.
Plaintiff, who fractured her wrist on a bumper car ride at an amusement park, sued the park owner for negligence in not configuring or operating the bumper car ride so as to prevent her injury. The superior court granted summary judgment for defendant on the basis of the primary assumption of risk doctrine, under which participants in and operators of certain activities have no duty of ordinary care to protect other participants from risks inherent in the activity. (Knight v. Jewett (1992) 3 Cal.4th 296, 315-316 [11 Cal.Rptr.2d 2, 834 P.2d 696].) The Court of Appeal,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Nga Li v. Yellow Cab Co.California Supreme Court · 1975
- Knight v. JewettCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
- Kahn v. East Side Union High School DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 2003
- Murphy v. Steeplechase Amusement Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1929
- Parsons v. Crown Disposal Co.California Supreme Court · 1997
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- Alice Mayall v. USA Water Polo, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2018
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