Hvolboll v. Wolff Co.

¶1 — Edward Hvolboll appeals the summary judgment dismissal of his personal injury lawsuit against owners and contracted maintenance providers to the apartment complex where he lived and where he slipped and fell on accumulated ice and snow in January 2009. The trial court concluded that based on facts that were undisputed, any reasonable jury would conclude that his claim was barred by the doctrine of implied primary assumption of risk.

¶2 Mr. Hvolboll argues that the defense of implied primary assumption of risk does not apply to landlord-tenant cases involving falls on snow and ice; if it…