By Jhoo Dong-chan
The court ruled Friday that a paragliding instructor should pay 83.8 million won ($71,600) to a foreigner in compensation for his injuries from paragliding.
According to the Seoul Central District Court, although the glider signed a waiver saying he would take responsibility for any injuries while paragliding, it was not binding because he did not fully understood the content written in Korean.
In June 2013, the Canadian tourist was injured while paragliding when trying to land after receiving the guidance from instructor surnamed Park at a Yumyoung Mountain Gliding Site in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi Province.
The glider suffered a fracture of his backbone and was hospitalized for three months in Korea.
Suffering the aftereffects, the Canadian filed a lawsuit for damages, saying Park did not fully teach him how to paraglide safely.
Park claimed that he had no responsibility because before the accident, the Canadian signed the document which says, "I take full responsibility for possible damages that can occur during paragliding and will not claim any responsibility of the instructor."
The court said that the Canadian wrongly wrote his signature in name section of the document and and his name in the registration number section of the oath, which showed he did not understand the notice in Korean.
The court ruled Friday that a paragliding instructor should pay 83.8 million won ($71,600) to a foreigner in compensation for his injuries from paragliding.
According to the Seoul Central District Court, although the glider signed a waiver saying he would take responsibility for any injuries while paragliding, it was not binding because he did not fully understood the content written in Korean.
In June 2013, the Canadian tourist was injured while paragliding when trying to land after receiving the guidance from instructor surnamed Park at a Yumyoung Mountain Gliding Site in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi Province.
The glider suffered a fracture of his backbone and was hospitalized for three months in Korea.
Suffering the aftereffects, the Canadian filed a lawsuit for damages, saying Park did not fully teach him how to paraglide safely.
Park claimed that he had no responsibility because before the accident, the Canadian signed the document which says, "I take full responsibility for possible damages that can occur during paragliding and will not claim any responsibility of the instructor."
The court said that the Canadian wrongly wrote his signature in name section of the document and and his name in the registration number section of the oath, which showed he did not understand the notice in Korean.
