Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Linda Pereira v. Kevin Fitzgerald

June 24, 20112011 R.I. LEXIS 96

Summary

The Rhode Island Supreme Court affirmed summary judgment for the City of East Providence, holding that the Recreational Use Statute shields the municipality as an owner, that a spectator walking in a public park is a recreational user, and that the park was open to the public for recreational purposes, rendering Morales inapplicable.