Curtiss v. Young Men's Christian Ass'n

This is a review of the decision of the Court of Appeals (Curtiss v. YMCA, 7 Wn. App. 98, 498 P.2d 330 (1972)), affirming the trial court’s order in a personal injury action.

The record discloses that the plaintiff (respondent), Charlene Curtiss, was injured while attending a gymnastics class at and under the supervision of the YMCA. While she was engaging in a maneuver called a “sole circle” the top bar of a set of parallel bars separated from its metal saddles at each end of the bar and the plaintiff fell 5 to 7 feet, *457landing on her back in a jackknife position, half on and half off the mat.…