Legal Opinion
Sega v. State of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 25, 1983PublishedCited by 190 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Cooke.
The Legislature has provided that landowners who gratuitously allow persons to use their property for certain enumerated recreational activities such as hiking, fishing, hunting, and off-road vehicle travel are not liable for injuries unless caused by willful or malicious acts or omissions of the owner. There being nothing to the contrary in the law, this protection is available to the State itself when no fee is charged for pursuing these activities on publicly owned property.
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The cases before the court today raise the scope and application of section…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Basso v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- People v. GrahamNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Claim of Petterson v. Daystrom Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1966
- Uniformed Firefighters Ass'n v. BeekmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
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3Cited by190 opinions
- MATTER OF SASSO v. OsgoodNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- Tagle v. JakobNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
- People v. NievesNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. LawrenceNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Ferres v. City of New RochelleNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
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