Dalury v. S-K-I, Ltd.

How courts have described this case

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

• holding release form skier signed granting ski area waiver of negligence unenforceable as contrary to public policy
• finding language releasing defendant “from any and all liability for personal injury or property damage resulting from negligence,” to be “quite clear in its terms.”
• finding language releasing defendant “from any and all liability for personal injury or property damage resulting from negligence” to be “quite clear in its terms.”
• explaining public policy dictates against prohibiting injured skier who signed general release from suing ski area for negligence because ski area remains responsible for managing risk and ensuring safety of those using property
• refusing to enforce release relieving operator of ski resort for negligence in maintaining its premises; distinguishing between inherent risks of sport and risks that are \neither an inherent risk nor an obvious and necessary one in the sport of skiing\
• by placing responsibility for maintenance of land on those who own or control it, law of premises liability supports ultimate goal of reducing accidents

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

38 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• HOJNOWSKI EX REL. HOJNOWSKI v. Vans Skate Park
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 2006-07-17· cited 159×
• City of Santa Barbara v. Superior Court
  California Supreme Court· 2007-07-16· cited 144×
• Tayar v. Camelback Ski Corp.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2012-07-18· cited 79×
• Stelluti v. Casapenn Enterprises, LLC
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 2010-08-05· cited 72×
• Hanks v. Powder Ridge Restaurant Corp.
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2005-11-29· cited 70×
• Bagley v. Mt. Bachelor, Inc.
  Oregon Supreme Court· 2014-12-18· cited 46×
• Jaffe, Rochelle v. Pallotta Teamworks
  D.C. Circuit· 2004-07-16· cited 45×
• Hamelin v. Simpson Paper (Vermont) Co.
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 1997-08-01· cited 36×
• Walsh v. Cluba and Good Stuff, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2015-02-13· cited 34×
• Investment Properties, Inc. v. Lyttle
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 1999-08-27· cited 30×
• Glassford v. BrickKicker and GDM Home Services, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2011-11-04· cited 29×
• Thompson v. Hi Tech Motor Sports, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2008-02-08· cited 27×
• Berry v v. Greater Park City Co.
  Utah Supreme Court· 2007-10-30· cited 26×
• Chauvlier v. Booth Creek Ski Holdings, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2001-12-03· cited 26×
• Spencer v. Killington, Ltd.
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 1997-03-14· cited 23×
• Berlangieri v. Running Elk Corp.
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 2002-05-20· cited 22×
• Behr v. Hook
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2001-09-28· cited 20×
• Seigneur v. National Fitness Institute, Inc.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2000-05-31· cited 19×
• Jennifer Weinstein v. Jeanmarie Leonard and Carol Sayour v. Lloyd J. Weinstein and The Weinstein Group, P.C.
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2015-11-13· cited 15×
• Harmon v. Mt. Hood Meadows, Ltd.
  Court of Appeals of Oregon· 1997-02-05· cited 13×