Supreme Court of New Jersey

Louise T. Harrison

June 28, 197980 N.J. 391

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the New Jersey Landowner’s Liability Act does not immunize Middlesex Water Company from liability for the wrongful death of a rescuer, because the property is an improved suburban tract and the decedent’s activity was not a sport or recreational activity covered by the statute. The decision reverses the lower court and remands for further determination of breach and causation.