State ex rel. State of Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Relator v. the Honorable Kevin Crane

Summary

The court held that the Recreational Use Act immunizes the Department of Natural Resources from liability for injuries sustained by a person who entered its recreational property without charge. The undisputed facts established the Act's applicability, and none of the statutory exceptions applied because the Department lacked knowledge of the alleged danger and did not act maliciously or with gross negligence. The court also rejected an attempt to impose liability through respondeat superior and made the preliminary writ of prohibition permanent.