· 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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