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JUSSILA v. U.S. SNOWMOBILE ASS'N

No. C6-96-1247.

556 N.W.2d 234 (1996)

William JUSSILA, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES SNOWMOBILE ASSOCIATION, Respondent, Baxter Lions Club, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

Review Denied January 29, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick L. Grunke, Frank J. Rajkowski, Rajkowski Hansmeier Ltd., St. Cloud, for Appellant.

Joel M. Muscoplat, Jeffrey J. Lindquist, Pustorino, Pederson, Tilton & Parrington, P.A., Minneapolis, for Respondent United States Snowmobile Association.

Eric J. Magnuson, Max C. Ramsey, Rider, Bennett, Egan & Arundel, L.L.P., Minneapolis, for Respondent Baxter Lions Club.

Considered and decided by LANSING, P.J., and HUSPENI, and NORTON, JJ.

OPINION

LANSING, Judge.

A spectator who was struck by a snowmobile at a racing event challenges the district court's summary judgment dismissal of his negligence claims against the sponsors and organizers of the event. We conclude that the doctrine of primary assumption of risk bars the spectator's claims, and we affirm.

FACTS

William Jussila brought this action to recover for injuries that he sustained watching a snowmobile race when he...

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