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PLAINTIFF, AN EXPERIENCED SKATER, FELL WHEN HIS SKATE HIT A RUT AS HE WAS COACHING HOCKEY; DESPITE THE APPLICABILITY OF THE ASSUMPTION OF RISK DOCTRINE, PLAINTIFF RAISED A QUESTION OF FACT ABOUT “INHERENT COMPULSION;” HE ALLEGED HE WAS DIRECTED TO CONTINUE THE PRACTICE AFTER COMPLAINING OF THE ROUGH ICE (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined that evidence of “Inherent compulsion” raised a question of fact, despite the applicability of the assumption of risk doctrine. Plaintiff is an experienced skater who fell while coaching hockey when his skate hit a rut in the ice:

Plaintiff does not dispute that defendants made a prima facie showing that his claims were barred by assumption of the risk … . However, plaintiff raised an issue of fact as to inherent compulsion. Plaintiff testified that he understood that his supervisors were [defendant’s] employees. He further testified that when he informed one of these supervisors of his concerns about the rough ice the supervisor dismissed his concerns and directed him to proceed with the practice. Plaintiff believed that he lacked authority to cancel or reschedule practice on his own initiative … . Stewart v Wollman Rink Operations LLC, 2021 NY Slip Op 06661, First Dept 11-30-21

 

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