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TAYAR v. CAMELBACK SKI CORP., INC.

No. 67 MAP 2010.

47 A.3d 1190 (2012)

Barbara Lichtman TAYAR, Appellee v. CAMELBACK SKI CORPORATION, INC. and Brian Monaghan, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 18, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh M. Emory , Ryan, Emory & Ryan, L.L.P., Paoli, for Camelback Ski Corporation, Inc. and Brian Monaghan.

Barbara Axelrod , Philadelphia, James Emmett Foerstner Jr. , Beasley Law Firm, L.L.C., for Barbara Lichtman Tayar.

Marcy L. Colkitt , Colkitt Law Firm, P.C., Andrew J. Kennedy , Indiana, for Appellee Amicus Curiae, Sarah Scott.

BEFORE: CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY, JJ.

OPINION

Justice TODD.

In this appeal by allowance, we address, inter alia, whether it is against public policy to release reckless behavior in a pre-injury exculpatory clause. After careful review, we conclude that releasing recklessness in a pre-injury release is against public policy, and so we reverse the Superior Court in part, affirm in part, and remand.

I. Background

Appellant Camelback Ski Corporation, Inc. ...

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