New Jersey Appellate Division Affirms Recreational Immunity for County Under Landowners’ Liability Act

In a recent unpublished decision in Matthew Kuzma, etc. v. Middlesex County Parks Department, et al., the New Jersey Appellate Division affirmed summary judgment in favor of Middlesex County Parks Department, holding that the county was immune from liability under New Jersey’s Landowners’ Liability Act (LLA), notwithstanding its failure to plead the immunity as an affirmative defense in its answer to the Complaint….
By: Marshall Dennehey