Legal Opinion
Peterson v. Midwest Security Insurance
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided August 17, 2000No. 99-2987PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDeininger, J.
¶ 1.
Danny Peterson appeals a judgment dismissing his cause of action against Midwest Security Insurance Company. Peterson contends that Midwest Security is financially liable for injuries Peterson incurred when a tree stand owned by Harold Shaw, the company's insured, collapsed. The circuit court concluded that Peterson's claim is barred by Wisconsin's recreational immunity statute, WlS. Stat. § 895.52 (1997-98). We agree that Shaw is immune from liability under § 895.52, and accordingly, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
¶ 2. Vernon and Culleen Peterson owned several acres of wooded land and allowed their…
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