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).