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· 6/13/1996

Brett v. Great American Recreation, Inc.

Citations

  • 677 A.2d 705
  • 144 N.J. 479
  • 1996 N.J. LEXIS 787

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a jury could find that the placement of a “cat track” intended to smooth a traverse for novice skiers was unnecessarily dangerous and not an inherent risk
  • noting that “the common-law classifications of persons on land should be applied flexibly in assessing the landowner’s general tort obligation to avoid foreseeable harm to others”
  • acknowledging that warnings \might have reduced [a] hazard and thus 'removed' it for the purposes of the Ski Statute\
  • applying invited error doctrine because defense counsel agreed to officer's testimony
  • stating the invited error doctrine bars a litigant from arguing an error on appeal A-3676-17 34 \when that party urged the lower court to adopt the proposition now alleged to be error\
  • applying invited error doctrine because defense counsel agreed to officer’s testimony

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Judges: Stein

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