Verdoljak v. Mosinee Paper Corp.

Matthew Verdoljak, injured when he struck a closed gate while motorbiking on a private logging road, appeals a summary judgment dismissing his negligence action against the property owner, Mosinee Paper Corporation (Mosinee). 1 The circuit court dismissed the complaint on grounds that the recreational activities immunity statute § 895.52, STATS., barred the claim. 2 Matthew contends that this statute does not apply because: (1) Mosinee had not opened or permitted the property to be used for motorbiking, and (2) he was not engaged in a recreational activity at the time of the accident. We hold…