Vogel v. West Mountain Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Weiss, J.
In what appears to be a case of first impression in this State, we are called upon today to determine whether a sponsor of an athletic event, absent control, may be held liable in negligence for an injury to a participant. The underlying action is to recover for personal injury and property damage sustained in a skiing accident at West Mountain on January 8, 1980 during a slalom race advertised as the “Miller Ski Club Slalom”. Joined as defendants with West Mountain, the ski slope operator, are Miller Brewing Company (hereinafter Miller) and J-Mar Beer…
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