While
recreational use immunity may act to prevent some Indiana premises liability lawsuits, the burden rests upon the landowner to prove that immunity should attach, and in many cases, immunity will not be appropriate.
The town argued that it was entitled to
recreational use immunity.
The court rejected the government's first argument for immunity but agreed that the government was entitled to
recreational use immunity.
Not exact matches
School districts in some states, including all five surveyed, may have additional protection under «
recreational use» statutes, which offer
immunity from certain claims against landowners who open their property to the public for
recreational use.10 In states with broad
recreational use statutes, such as Indiana, opening school kitchen facilities could be considered a protected activity under the law, depending on the circumstances of the
use and other factors.11 However, in Massachusetts, protection for
recreational activities extends only to purposes that are «scientific, educational, environmental, ecological, research, religious, or charitable,» 12 so the state's statute might not apply when districts allow for - profit groups to
use school kitchens.
While
recreational use statutes and government
immunity may come into play, this does not necessarily mean your claim will be unsuccessful.
Recreational use statutes confer immunity on a property owner — a private party or a government agency — who opens up their land for the general recreational enjoyment of
Recreational use statutes confer
immunity on a property owner — a private party or a government agency — who opens up their land for the general
recreational enjoyment of
recreational enjoyment of the public.
Washington even allows property owners and occupiers of land certain
immunities if they allow the land to be
used for
recreational purposes.
In order to qualify for this
immunity, a landowner must show that they allowed the injured person to
use their land for a
recreational purpose and did not collect a fee for doing so.
In the case, Johnson v. Gibson, the court determined that the employee was not properly considered an «owner» of the land, and therefore he was not entitled to the
immunity afforded to landowners who allow the public to
use their land for
recreational purposes.
Earlier this month, an appellate court in Oregon issued a written opinion in a premises liability case filed against a city employee, holding that the employee was not entitled to
immunity under that state's «
recreational use» statute.
Thus, the city was entitled to
recreational -
use immunity.
Under Section 14 -22-10-2 of the Indiana Code,
recreational -
use immunity is granted to landowners who open their land to the public at no cost for the purpose of «swimming, camping, hiking, sightseeing,» or any other
recreational purpose.
Generally speaking, a
recreational -
use statute provides
immunity to landowners who open their land to the public at no cost for
recreational purposes.