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GARRETSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 26525.

456 F.2d 1017 (1972)

Randall W. GARRETSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The UNITED STATES of America et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

March 13, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. Turner (argued) of Roberts, Shefelman, Lawrence, Gay & Moch, Seattle, Wash., Johnston & Hetherington, Denver, Colo., for plaintiff-appellant.

Michael Mines (argued), of Hullin, Roberts, Mines, Fite & Riveland, W. R. McKelvy (argued), of Skeel, McKelvy, Henke, Evenson & Betts, Seattle, Wash., Walter H. Fleischer, Atty. (argued), L. Patrick Gray, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dean C. Smith, U. S. Atty., Morton Hollander, Alexander P. Humphrey, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Robert E. Conner, Wenatchee, Wash., Lycette, Diamond & Sylvester, Seattle, Wash., Carlson & Carlson, Wenatchee, Wash., Hershiser, Mitchell & Warren, Portland, Or., Reed, McClure & Moceri, Seattle, Wash., for defendants-appellees.

Before DUNIWAY and CHOY, Circuit Judges, and SOLOMON, District Judge.

SOLOMON, District Judge:

Garretson, the appellant, in order to compete in an amateur ski-jumping tournament, voluntarily signed an "Entry Blank" releasing the sponsors of the tournament from all liability for injuries which he might sustain in the competition. Garretson was injured in the competition. The issue in this appeal is whether Garretson, under Washington law, is barred by the release from maintaining an action based on negligence against the sponsors.

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