Linville v. City of Janesville

The defendants City of Janesville (City) and the City's paramedics 1 seek review of a published court of appeals' decision 2 which denied them immunity from liability under the recreational immunity statute 3 for claims arising from a drowning at the City's pond. The court of appeals determined that Kelly Linville and her four-year-old son David were not engaged in a recreational activity at the time of David's drowning. Accordingly, the court determined the City and the paramedics were not immune under the statute. We disagree with the court of appeals that Kelly and David were not engaged…