Combs v. Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources, Div. of Parks & Recreation (Slip Opinion)

{¶ 1} The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (“ODNR”) appeals from a judgment of the Tenth District Court of Appeals that reversed a grant of summary judgment in its favor in connection with an action filed by Richard Combs for injuries sustained when an ODNR boom mower threw a rock that struck him in the eye.

{¶ 2} R.C. 1533.181, the recreational user statute, provides that no landowner owes any duty to a recreational user to keep the premises safe for entry or use or extends any assurance in that regard. Thus, a landowner is not liable to a recreational user for injuries caused by the…