962 N.W.2d 71
Thomas LUKKEN, Appellant,
v.
Korby L. FLEISCHER, individually and d/b/a Mt. Crescent Ski Area ; Samantha Fleischer, individually and d/b/a Mt. Crescent Ski Area; Mt. Crescent Ski Area, an unknown business entity; Safehold Special Risk, Inc., an
Iowa Supreme upholds release for injuries due to an accident on a zip line.
However, case goes to trial based on plaintiffs’ claims of gross negligence, which do not exist under Iowa law?
Lukken v. Fleischer, 962 N.W.2d 71 (Iowa 2021)
State: Iowa, Supreme Court of Iowa
Plaintiff: Thomas Lukken
Defendant: Korby L. FLEISCHER,…
Iowa Supreme Court holds that signed liability waiver does not protect zip line operator from claims of “gross negligence”
During a visit to the Mt. Crescent Ski Area in Honey Creek, Iowa, Thomas Lukken stepped off an elevated platform and whizzed down a zip line only to be met with a crash at the end, fracturing his neck. The…