CHEONG v. ANTABLIN

Docket No. S057369.

16 Cal.4th 1063 (1997)

WILKIE CHEONG, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. DREW R. ANTABLIN, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California.

November 24, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Gordon, Edelstein, Krepack, Grant, Felton & Goldstein and Joshua M. Merliss for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Horvitz & Levy, David S. Ettinger, Christine A. Pagac, Bollington and Roberts, James D. Roberts and Wayne Hunkins for Defendant and Respondent.

Hancock, Rothert & Bunshoft, John E. Fagan, Joseph P. Collins and Peter J. Koenig as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.


OPINION

CHIN, J.

Two friends went skiing together. One collided with the other, inflicting injury. We must decide whether the injured skier has a valid action in tort against the uninjured skier. The issue's resolution requires us to revisit the questions of duty and assumption of risk in a sports setting we considered in Knight v. Jewett (1992) 3 Cal.4th...

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