California Court of Appeal

Trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on assumption of risk where plaintiff's snowboard-jump injury was allegedly caused by defendant's negligence; ski resort employees who are not covered by workers' compensation for injuries sustained while participating in recreational activity on their own initiative may not claim the protection of Labor Code section 2801.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/11/2004
• Published 05/11/2004

Judges

• PARRILLI, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Paul D. Nelson, Paul J. Killion, Michael L. Reitzell, Hancock Rothert & Bunshoft, Peter J. Koenig, San Francisco, Tucker Ellis & West, for Appellant Bear Valley Ski Company.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael S. Danko, Menlo Park, Gary L. Simms, Niall G. Yamane, Redwood City, O'Reily Collins & Danko, for Respondent Charlene Vine.