One, the then-26-year-old had a lot of seniors on the roster. Two, none was taller than 6-foot-3, so he needed 6-foot-7 Leroy Smith for size, instead of the 5-foot-10 Jordan. And, three, to give Jordan more playing time as a starter with the jayvee, rather than a benchwarmer for the varsity.
Express assumption of risk occurs when a plaintiff expressly agrees, usually in a written contract, to assume the risk posed by the defendant's behavior. 58. (p. 107) Implied assumption of the risk occurs when a plaintiff implicitly assumes a known risk. 59.
If the plaintiff voluntarily disregards warnings or basic social rules and assumes the risk of associated dangers, but is injured because of the negligence of the defendant from an entirely different source of danger, of which the individual was not and could not have been aware, then the plaintiffâs failure to heed the warning will not constitute contributory negligence.