DeVaughn v. Stonemor Partners

Lakisha DeVaughn v. StoneMor Partners, L.P., No. 578, September Term, 2025. Opinion by Nazarian, J. TORTS – NEGLIGENCE – PREMISES LIABILITY – RECREATIONAL USE STATUTE The circuit court abused its discretion when it denied the plaintiff’s motion to reconsider the dismissal of her complaint on the ground that Maryland Code (2000, 2023 Repl. Vol., 2024 Cum. Supp.), §§ 5-1101 to 5-1109 of the Natural Resources Article, Maryland’s Recreational Use Statute, barred her negligence claim against the owner of a cemetery where she tripped in a ditch and was injured while visiting her son’s gravesite.…