Foremost Insurance v. Putzier

DONALDSON, Chief Justice.

This action arose in connection with the events surrounding the September 9, 1974 attempt by Robert C. Knievel, a/k/a Evel Knievel, to jump the Snake River Canyon near Twin Falls, Idaho on a jet powered motorcycle. As a prerequisite to his use of the land required for the event, Knievel and Snake River Enterprises, Inc. (the entity by which Knievel undertook the event) were required to secure a land use permit from the State of Idaho and a license from Twin Falls County.

Paragraph 8 of the State Department of Lands Temporary Land Use Permit (defendant Knievel’s exhibit…