Legal Opinion

Berry v v. Greater Park City Co.

Utah Supreme Court

Decided October 30, 2007No. 20051057PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NEHRING, Justice:

11 James Gordon "V.J." Berry was seriously injured while competing in a ski race. He sued the parties connected with the event, including Park City Mountain Resort (PCMR), the site where the race was held. The district court granted PCMR's motions for summary judgment and dismissed Mr. Berry's claims for ordinary negligence, gross negligence, and common law strict liability. We affirm in part and hold that Mr. Berry's preinjury release of PCMR is enforceable and that the district court properly determined that Mr. Berry's strict liability claim fails as a matter of law. We…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Tunkl v. Regents of University of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1963
  2. Jones v. DresselSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
  3. Bailey v. BaylesUtah Supreme Court · 2002
  4. Gaston v. HunterCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1978
  5. Atkin Wright & Miles v. Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1985

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