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ESTATE OF FRANT v. HAYSTACK GROUP, INC.

No. 92-584.

641 A.2d 765 (1994)

ESTATE OF Martin A. FRANT, Roger Frant, Administrator v. HAYSTACK GROUP, INC., et al.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

Motion for Reargument Denied May 3, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Eric Anderson of Cantini, Anderson & Oakman, Manchester Center, Richard M. Howland, Amherst, MA, and Jean M. Fielding, Greenfield, MA, for plaintiffs-appellants.

David L. Cleary and Thomas P. Aicher of David L. Cleary Associates, Rutland, for defendants-appellees.

Before ALLEN, C.J., and GIBSON, DOOLEY, MORSE and JOHNSON, JJ.

MORSE, Justice.

Martin Frant sued for injuries received when he skied into a wooden lift-corral post at defendant Haystack's ski area.* Haystack won summary judgment under Vermont's sports injury statute, which states that "a person who takes part in any sport accepts as a matter of law the dangers that inhere therein insofar as they are obvious and necessary." 12 V.S.A. § 1037 (acceptance of inherent risks). We hold the trial court...

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