Legal Opinion

Myers v. Lutsen Mountains Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided November 25, 2009No. 09-1184PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PIERSOL, District Judge.

Douglas R. Myers (“Myers”) appeals an adverse grant of summary judgment. Myers was injured while skiing at Lutsen Mountains, a ski resort operated by Lutsen Mountains Corporation (“Lutsen”). He sued Lutsen, and the district court 2 granted Lutsen’s motion for summary judgment, holding that a release signed by Myers precluded him from pursuing his claims. This appeal followed. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

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We review de novo a district court’s grant or denial of summary judgment. Med. Liab. Mut. Ins. Co. v. Alan Curtis…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Schlobohm v. Spa Petite, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
  2. Ventura v. Titan Sports, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
  3. Integrity Floorcovering, Inc. v. Broan-Nutone, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  4. Yang v. Voyagaire Houseboats, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2005
  5. Malecha v. St. Croix Valley Skydiving Club, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1986

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Cole v. Homier Distributing Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  2. Morrison Enterprises, LLC v. Dravo Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
  3. Interstate Bakeries Corp. v. OneBeacon Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
  4. Richard Aguilar v. PNC Bank, N.A.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017
  5. Harrington v. City of Council Bluffs, IowaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012

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