Legal Opinion
Nicholas Knapp v. Northwestern University, an Illinois Not-For-Profit Corporation, and Rick Taylor
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 3, 1997No. 96-3450PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.
Nicholas Knapp wants to play NCAA basketball for Northwestern University — so badly that he is willing to face an increased risk of death to do so. Knapp is a competent, intelligent adult capable of assessing whether playing intercollegiate basketball is worth the risk to his heart and possible death, and to him the risk is acceptable. Usually, competent, intelligent adults are allowed to make such decisions. This is especially true when, as here, the individual’s family approves of the decision and the individual and his parents are willing to sign liability…
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