Mayor & City Cncl of Balt. v. Wallace

Mayor and City Council of Baltimore v. Jamie Wallace, No. 1644, Sept. Term 2022. Opinion by Shaw, J. NEGLIGENCE – PREMISES LIABILITY – RECREATIONAL USE STATUTE The General Assembly enacted the Maryland Recreational Use Statute, codified under Maryland Code (1974, 2023 Repl. Vol.), Natural Resources Article (“NR”), sections 5- 1101–1109, to encourage any landowner, including local governments, to make land available to the public for any recreational and educational purpose. NR §5-1102(b); NR §5-1105.1(1). The statute limits the owner’s liability in tort. NR §5-1102(b). Consistent with the…