Read and brief Soraghan v. Mt. Cranmore Ski Resort.
Additionally, discuss the impact of Soraghan v. Mt. Cranmore Ski Resort on statutory law related to premises liability as a result of the court’s decision.
Case briefs should be one page in length (single spaced), use 12-point Times New Roman font and one-inch margins, and list citations
and references in APA format.
Case Citation:
Plaintiff v. Defendant, Volume Source Page (Court Date)
Body (one paragraph for each element):
Facts: Outline the pertinent facts in the case, highlighting those with bearing on the court’s final decision.
Issues: Present the specific legal question(s) before the court. If the court raised/addressed multiple issues, address each separately.
Your issues should be concisely stated in question form and specific, not generalizations.
Holding (Decision): Outline the final decision of the court in this case. Answer the questions that you stated in the issues section.
Rationale: Your brief should conclude with a summary of the explanation by the court of its findings. Why did the court answer the
legal question in the manner that it did?
Additional Questions/Discussion: In some of the case briefs additional discussion questions have been provided for you to answer.
Provide a brief (no more than one page, single spaced) answer to these questions. You must justify and support your answers.
