Torts: Basic Fluency in a Fundamental Legal Language (Revised for Fall '24)

Resource 4 . 2 . 2 . 5 . 1

22 minutes

Knight v. Jewett ("The Touch Football Case")

Jordan Wallace-Wolf

Why was summary judgment for the defendant affirmed? How does this court think about the duty of someone engaged in an activity, like a sport, that has inherent risks as a part of what makes it worthwhile (e.g., fun)?

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