OSSIPEE — A Massachusetts man who broke his neck while jumping onto an airbag attraction at Attitash Mountain Resort in Bartlett has taken the resort to court, calling it negligent.
However, the resort's attorney says the man was given ample instructions telling him how to be safe when taking the leap.
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