United States Eighth Circuit

In a personal injury case, district court's grant of summary judgment to defendant-landowner on the basis of a North Dakota recreational use immunity statute is affirmed where immunity applied even though defendant placed the injury-causing rope barrier on the land and irrespective of plaintiff's status as invitee, licensee or trespasser.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/23/2004
• Published 08/23/2004

Judges

• WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, HANSEN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Steven A. Storslee, argued, Bismarck, North Dakota (Larry B. Leventhal, Minneapolis, Minnesota on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard N. Jeffries, argued, Fargo, North Dakota, for appellee.