Santho v. Boy Scouts of America, 168 Ohio App. 3d. 27, 857 N.E. 2d 1255 (2006)

No duty to eliminate inherent risk of sport.

Summary judgment granted to Boy Scouts from claim of negligence and recklessness for a minor’s fall on the ice while racing with a friend during an ice skating event. Falling was found to be an ordinary danger of ice skating, and there was no duty to eliminate the risk inherent in the sport.

Case Law Alerts, 2nd Quarter, April 2014