Wagner v. Thomas J. Obert Enterprises

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that a skater “assumes the ordinary, necessary, obvious risks that are incidental to ... skating, including the risk of falling and colliding with other skaters due to lack of skill or clumsiness”
• stating that rule applies “[i]f a patient voluntarily places her health in controversy”
• primary implied assumption of risk did not apply to negligent maintenance and supervision of a skating rink because these are not inherent risks of skating
• “One of the few instances where primary assumption of risk applies is in cases involving patrons of inherently dangerous sporting events.”
• negligent maintenance and supervision are not inherent risks of patronizing a skating rink

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

33 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• In re the Welfare of the Child of J.K.T.
  Court of Appeals of Minnesota· 2012-05-21· cited 55×
• Maras v. City of Brainerd
  Court of Appeals of Minnesota· 1993-06-22· cited 33×
• Hurst v. East Coast Hockey League, Inc.
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2006-11-13· cited 31×
• Andren v. White-Rodgers Co.
  Court of Appeals of Minnesota· 1991-01-22· cited 26×
• Myers v. Hearth Technologies, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Minnesota· 2001-01-22· cited 25×
• Leo PIOTROWSKI; Katherine Piotrowski, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. SOUTHWORTH PRODUCTS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant
  Eighth Circuit· 1994-04-07· cited 24×
• Christopher Walk v. Starkey Machinery
  Eighth Circuit· 1999-06-08· cited 19×
• Daly v. McFarland
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 2012-04-25· cited 18×
• Rusciano v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
  Court of Appeals of Minnesota· 1989-09-12· cited 15×
• Henson v. Uptown Drink, LLC
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 2019-01-23· cited 15×
• Goodwin v. Legionville School Safety Patrol Training Center, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Minnesota· 1988-04-19· cited 14×
• Cook v. Greyhound Lines, Inc.
  D. Minnesota· 1994-02-24· cited 13×
• In Re the Welfare of L.Z.
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1986-11-21· cited 13×
• Reimer v. City Of Crookston
  Eighth Circuit· 2003-04-10· cited 8×
• Foust v. McFairland
  Court of Appeals of Minnesota· 2005-08-16· cited 8×
• Renswick v. Wenzel
  Court of Appeals of Minnesota· 2012-07-30· cited 8×
• Charlotte J. Kraft v. Ingersoll-Rand Co.
  Eighth Circuit· 1998-02-19· cited 7×
• Prokop v. Independent School Dist. No. 625
  Court of Appeals of Minnesota· 2008-08-19· cited 6×
• THS Northstar Associates v. WR Grace & Co.-Conn.
  D. Minnesota· 1994-04-01· cited 4×
• T.H.S. Northstar Associates v. W.R. Grace & Co.
  Eighth Circuit· 1995-09-25· cited 4×

Cites

9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Springrose v. Willmore
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1971-12-10· cited 123×
• Jenson v. Touche Ross & Co.
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1983-06-17· cited 95×
• Brown v. St. Paul City Railway Co.
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1954-01-15· cited 73×
• Lindstrom v. Yellow Taxi Company of Minneapolis
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1974-01-25· cited 68×
• Olson v. Hansen
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1974-03-22· cited 45×
• Roll 'R' Way Rinks, Inc. v. Smith
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1977-09-01· cited 39×
• Moe v. Steenberg
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1966-12-30· cited 21×
• Schamel v. St. Louis Arena Corporation
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1959-05-19· cited 21×
• Wagner v. Thomas J. Obert Enterprises
  Court of Appeals of Minnesota· 1986-05-29· cited 3×

Other cases named Wagner v. Thomas J. Obert Enterprises

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Wagner v. Thomas J. Obert Enterprises
  Court of Appeals of Minnesota· 1986-05-29· cited 3×