Kinesiology 4473A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Contributory Negligence, Unemployment Benefits, Uptodate

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 4473A/B
• Professor: Mac Ross

Document Summary

There was a check from behind in junior a hockey during second period: junior a: body contact and checking is allowed. Defendant tried to claim that he didn"t do anything illegal and that it was shoulder to shoulder contact (mutual engagement) Plaintiff said he hit his shoulder blade which suggests he was hit from behind. Defendant argued that plaintiff knew the hit was coming and argued it was contributory negligence. Referees watching the play didn"t think there was anything wrong with it -said that it was a legal hit. Plaintiff"s team was so angry towards defendant because he paralyzed their teammate so. Muckalt was removed from the game for his own protection from angry opponents. Based on everyone they heard from, they said that they were both balanced would take significant force to smack zapf into the boards. Recreational hockey game not standing rules because wasn"t a league. Plaintiff was an experienced hockey player -understands the rules of the game.