Legal Opinion
Matthews v. Elk Pioneer Days
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided February 27, 1992No. 11434-1-IIIPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
Marcellia and Robert Matthews appeal the summary judgment dismissing their complaint for damages incurred by Mrs. Matthews when a canopy support fell on her at the Elk Pioneer Days Festival in 1988. The trial court held Elk Pioneer Days Festival Committee, Inc., immune from liability under RCW 4.24.210, which protects landowners and occupiers of land who open their land to the public for outdoor recreation. We hold "outdoor recreation", as that term is used in the statute, does not include the festival activities here. Therefore, we reverse the summary dismissal and remand for trial.
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