Legal Opinion
Hardy v. Loon Mountain Recreation Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 8, 2002No. 01-1263PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Appellant Kathleen Hardy fell on a path at the top of Loon Mountain, breaking her leg. She claims that appellee Loon Mountain Recreation Corporation (“Loon Mountain” or “Loon”) was responsible for her injury. The district court concluded that a New Hampshire recreational use statute immunized appellee from liability and thus granted summary judgment for the company. We affirm.
I. Background
Loon Mountain operates a recreational area on United States Forest Service land in Lincoln, New Hampshire, under a special use permit that gives the company a nonexclusive right…
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