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Petersen v. Sorensen

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One
Sep 2, 2003
118 Wn. App. 1027 (Wash. Ct. App. 2003)

Summary

holding that motorcycle training course is not a matter of public necessity and release does not violate public policy

Summary of this case from Thompson v. Hi Tech Motor Sports, Inc.

Opinion

No. 50579-3-I.

September 2, 2003.

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court for Snohomish County, No. 01-2-09755-3, Kenneth L. Cowsert, J., entered May 17, 2002.


Reversed by unpublished opinion per Cox, A.C.J., concurred in by Coleman and Agid, JJ.


Summaries of

Petersen v. Sorensen

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One
Sep 2, 2003
118 Wn. App. 1027 (Wash. Ct. App. 2003)

holding that motorcycle training course is not a matter of public necessity and release does not violate public policy

Summary of this case from Thompson v. Hi Tech Motor Sports, Inc.

holding that, although motorcycle driving courses are favored as a mechanism for gaining proficiency, "this does not create an unfair bargaining advantage because there was no need for [the plaintiff] to take the course at all"

Summary of this case from Hinely v. Florida Motorcycle Tra.
Case details for

Petersen v. Sorensen

Case Details

Full title:SUSAN PETERSEN, ET AL., Respondents, v. GARY H. SORENSEN, Appellant

Court:The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One

Date published: Sep 2, 2003

Citations

118 Wn. App. 1027 (Wash. Ct. App. 2003)
118 Wash. App. 1027

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