The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases
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Author: Frank B. Cross; Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Case summary: Person ME was a 17-year-old competitor in a horseback riding competition. Person KN was his coach. Person ME signed an agreement with person KN releasing him from all liability except damages caused by negligence. During an event, ME struck a hurdle and fell down from the horse and died. The parents of ME filed suit against KN for wrongful death.
To find: The limitation to which the liability clause of the contract is enforced in the case filed by the parents of person ME.
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