Stone v. York Haven Power Co.

OPINION OF THE COURT

CASTILLE, Justice.

We granted allocatur to consider the question of whether the immunity provided by the Recreational Use of Land and Water Act, 68 P.S. § 477-1 et seq. (“RUA”), applies to a lake created by the damming of a river, to which the public has access for recreational activities. The Superior Court held that the damming of the river in question here constitutes an improvement to the natural state of the land and, therefore, immunity under the RUA does not apply to the lake. We disagree and, accordingly, vacate the order of the Superior Court and remand for…