Krueger v. Mammoth Mountain Ski Area

873 F.2d 222 Thomas KRUEGER, By and Through his Guardian, Erika KRUEGER; Joanna Krueger, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN SKI AREA, INC., Squaw Valley Ski Corporation, and Bryant Haswell, Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 87-2533, 88-1711. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 15, 1989. Decided April 24, 1989. Victoria J. De Goff, De Goff and Sherman, Berkeley, Cal., Ronald H. Wecht, Walkup, Shelby, Bastian, Melodia, Kelly, Echeverria & Link, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants. James C. Hyde, Popelka, Allard, McCowan, and Jones, San Jose, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Before CHOY, SNEED and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. CHOY, Circuit Judge: 1 Thomas Krueger, through his guardian Erika Krueger, sued Squaw Valley Ski Corporation for negligence. Krueger's wife, Joanna, joined the suit alleging loss of consortium. The case is properly in federal court because of diversity of citizenship. California substantive law applies. 2 Krueger was injured while skiing at Mammoth Mountain, when Bryant Haswell, a member of the Squaw Valley Ski Team, collided with…