{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"hidden-valley-golf-and-ski-inc-and-peak-resorts-inc","displayName":"Hidden Valley Golf and Ski Inc. and Peak Resorts, Inc.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed108495:2020-12-15","opinionId":"8c76bfdd-50fa-52c0-95e5-6bae0f2097ac","slug":"douglas-e-ferbet-appellant-v-hidden-valley-golf-and-ski-inc-and-peak-reso-108495","caseName":"Douglas E. Ferbet, Appellant, vs. Hidden Valley Golf and Ski Inc. and Peak Resorts, Inc., Respondents.","caseNumber":"ED108495","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2020-12-15","year":2020,"display_summary":"Douglas Ferbet sued Hidden Valley Golf and Ski, Inc. and Peak Resorts, Inc. for negligence after breaking his leg on their snow tubing hill. The trial court granted summary judgment for Hidden Valley based on a release-of-liability agreement Ferbet signed. The appellate court affirmed the summary judgment, holding that the release was enforceable and that the uneven sliding surface was either an inherent risk of snow tubing for which no duty was owed, or a risk covered by the broad language of the release. The court also determined that snow tubing operators are not common carriers.","primaryTopic":"negligence","topicSlugs":["negligence","contracts","personal-injury","summary-judgment","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=170436","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/douglas-e-ferbet-appellant-v-hidden-valley-golf-and-ski-inc-and-peak-reso-108495","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: personal-injury","topic: personal-injury","topic: negligence"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":16,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: summary-judgment","topic: appellate-procedure","text: summary judgment"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"},{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: contracts"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"}],"role":"respondent"}]}