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· 8/16/1988

Schmitz v. Cannonsburg Skiing Corp.

Citations

  • 428 N.W.2d 742
  • 170 Mich. App. 692

How courts have described this case

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

  • 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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