Michigan Court of Appeals· 8/16/1988
Schmitz v. Cannonsburg Skiing Corp.
Citations
- 428 N.W.2d 742
- 170 Mich. App. 692
How courts have described this case
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- noting that if inherent dangers do not exist, “there is no skiing”
- logical to construe section of statute which lists obvious and necessary risks assumed by skier as assumption of risk clause that renders reasonableness of ski area operator’s behavior irrelevant
- colliding with a tree held inherent risk of skiing
- applying rational basis test to Michigan skier statute
- applying rational basis test to Michigan skier statute
- skier collided with tree on slope
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Judges: Danhof, C.J., and MacKenzie and P.R. Joslyn
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24 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Brett v. Great American Recreation, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1996-06-13· cited 110×
- Lewis v. Canaan Valley Resorts, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court· 1991-07-19· cited 92×
- Randi Beth Berniger v. Meadow Green-Wildcat Corp., D/B/A Wildcat MountainFirst Circuit· 1991-09-12· cited 62×
- Danieley v. Goldmine Ski Associates, Inc.California Court of Appeal· 1990-02-22· cited 52×
- Barr v. Mt. Brighton Inc.Michigan Court of Appeals· 1996-04-29· cited 44×
- Hakari v. Ski Brule, IncMichigan Court of Appeals· 1998-09-29· cited 31×
- McGoldrick v. Holiday Amusements, Inc.Michigan Court of Appeals· 2000-10-18· cited 24×
- Bouchard v. JohnsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court· 1996-10-24· cited 23×
- Nutbrown v. Mount Cranmore, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 1996-02-15· cited 23×
- Lopez v. Ski Apache ResortNew Mexico Court of Appeals· 1992-04-24· cited 19×
- Kent v. Alpine Valley Ski Area, IncMichigan Court of Appeals· 2000-07-11· cited 16×
- McHerron v. Jiminy Peak, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-05-16· cited 16×
- Rusnak v. WalkerMichigan Court of Appeals· 2007-03-14· cited 14×
- Skene v. FilecciaMichigan Court of Appeals· 1995-08-22· cited 14×
- Hiibschman Ex Rel. Welch v. City of ValdezAlaska Supreme Court· 1991-12-06· cited 11×
- Matthew Shukoski and Darlene Ritchie v. Indianhead Mountain Resort, Inc.Sixth Circuit· 1999-03-25· cited 9×
- Collins v. Schweitzer, Inc.Ninth Circuit· 1994-04-26· cited 3×
- Dale v. Beta-C, Inc.Michigan Court of Appeals· 1997-07-16· cited 2×
- Dale v. Beta-C, Inc.Michigan Court of Appeals· 1997-05-06· cited 2×
- Mullee v. Winter SportsMontana Supreme Court· 2025-06-03· cited 2×
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