James F. Walters v. Ymca

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• finding that an accident resulting from slipping on the steps leading into the pool did not occur while the plaintiff was “using the pool” and thus was not a “sponsored activit[y]” covered by the exculpatory agreement.
• “The Court must give ‘due deference to the freedom to contract and the right of competent adults to bind themselves as they see fit.’”
• “Any ambiguities in language about the scope of an exculpatory agreement’s coverage, or doubts about its enforceability, should be resolved in favor of holding a tortfeasor accountable.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).