The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 12 : Court Procedure
Chapter 027 : Pleading and Practice
Subchapter 002 : Pleadings Generally
(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 1037)-
§ 1037. Acceptance of inherent risks
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1036 of this title, a person who takes part in any sport accepts as a matter of law the dangers that inhere therein insofar as they are obvious and necessary. (Added 1977, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Feb. 7, 1978.)