· 12/5/2000
Hughes v. Seven Springs Farm, Inc.
Citations
- 762 A.2d 339
- 563 Pa. 501
- 2000 Pa. LEXIS 2894
How courts have described this case
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- holding that the owner of a recreation ski area bears no liability to a skier who is struck on the mountain by another skier
- finding that being struck by another skier was an inherent risk to the sport of downhill skiing
- explaining that under Section 496A of the Restatement Second of Torts, where the plaintiff assumes the risk of harm, the defendant is under no duty to protect the plaintiff from such risks
- explaining that under Section 496A of the Restatement Second of Torts, where the plaintiff assumes the risk of harm, the defendant is under no duty to protect the plaintiff from such risks
- a possessor of land owes an invitee no duty to protect against obvious and avoidable dangers
- a possessor of land owes an invitee no duty to protect against obvious and avoidable dangers
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Judges: Flaherty, Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor
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