2005 Pa. Super. 189 - Murtha v. Joyce’s Empirical Analysis
2005
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on McKnight v. Commonwealth · Kemmerer v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing · In Re Nomination of Flaherty · Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Richards · Walsh v. City of Philadelphia
Most-quoted passages
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“[ 0]ur RULWA cases have turned on whether the tract of land on which an accident occurred was large and unimproved; our courts have held that RUL-WA immunity applies to open land that remains in a mostly natural state[.] ... [However, w]here land devoted to recreational purposes has been improved in such manner as to require regular maintenance in order for it to be used and enjoyed safely, the owner has a duty to maintain the improvements.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Ruspi v. Glatz
How this case has been treated — in progress
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