Iodence v. City of Alliance

NATURE OF CASE

Carol Louise Iodence (Iodence) was injured when the vehicle she was driving struck a tree stump on property owned by the City of Alliance, Nebraska. The issue presented in this case is whether the city is immune from liability under the Recreation Liability Act (RLA), Neb. Rev. Stat. §§37-729 to 37-736 (Reissue 2004). We hold that it was not immune because Iodence did not enter or use the city’s land for “recreational purposes,” as that term is defined by § 37-729(3).

BACKGROUND

On October 14, 1999, Iodence traveled to the Alliance softball complex to watch her son play a YMCA…