Inline Skater Signs Release Form, Prevented from Recovering for Injuries

A California Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s decision to deny an inline skater’s bid to recover damages from an injury he suffered at a city skate park.   On February 21, 2003, Ernest McMeans visited the City of Escondido Skate Park and attempted a trick skating maneuver known as the ‘true spin porn star.” McMeans missed the top of the ramp with his right foot during the maneuver, and in an attempt to recover from a fall, McMeans drug his left hand on the surface near t