Nutbrown v. Mount Cranmore, Inc.

This case comes to us by way of certified State law questions from the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire (McAuliffe, J.). See SUP. CT. R. 34. The plaintiff, Michael Nutbrown, sued the defendant, Mount Cranmore, Inc., for injuries he suffered while skiing at the defendant’s resort. In his pleadings, he alleges that he “went off the trail and descended into the woods.” According to his expert, he struck “either a rock, stumps, cut log or tree.” The defendant moved for summary judgment, arguing in part that the plaintiff’s action was barred by various provisions of…