Kosciusko Thredbo Pty Ltd v Smith [2001] NSWCA 355

Kosciusko Thredbo Pty Ltd v Smith [2001] NSWCA 355

The instructor of the beginners’ skiing class failed to take reasonable care by not ensuring an adequate runout area for the respondent to stop safely in prevailing icy conditions, which was foreseeable and avoidable, amounting to negligence and not a mere error of judgment.

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Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
05 October 2001
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Judgment
Outcome
Appeal dismissed with costs.
Legal Topics
['duty of Care' 'standard of Care' 'sports Injuries' 'skiing Accidents']
['negligence' 'tort Law'] ['duty of Care' 'standard of Care' 'sports Injuries' 'skiing Accidents']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the skiing instructor failed to allow a sufficient runout area when teaching beginners to snowplough' 'Whether a duty of care existed between the instructor and the respondent' "Whether the instructor's misjudgment amounted to a mere error of judgment or negligence" 'The impact of the hazardous nature of skiing on the duty of care']

Ratio Decidendi

The instructor of the beginners’ skiing class failed to take reasonable care by not ensuring an adequate runout area for the respondent to stop safely in prevailing icy conditions, which was foreseeable and avoidable, amounting to negligence and not a mere error of judgment.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • ['Appeal dismissed with costs.']