Off-Rink Collision Still Triggers Assumption of Risk

A New York State appeals court has affirmed the ruling of a lower court to grant summary judgment to a defendant, who was sued after he collided with a plaintiff at a roller skating rink.   The impetus for the suit was an accident that occurred at Guptill's Arena when the defendant, who was exiting from the main skating rink to the practice rink, slipped and fell on the plaintiff.   Invoking the assumption of risk doctrine, the appeals court wrote that “Participants engaging in a spo