James A. Clarke was cruising down the slopes of a Massachusetts ski resort when he accidentally crashed into a fellow skier and was injured.
After he sued the resort operator--Catamount Development Corporation--the New York County Supreme Court dismissed Clarke's case. And on appeal, the Appellate Division, First Department, agreed that Clarke had "assumed the risk" of injury by engaging in the sport and that, in the absence of any wrongdoing by the resort, his case had reached the finish line.
Was that a slippery slope?
To view a copy of the Appellate Division's decision, please use this link: Clarke v. Catamount Ski Area