TAYLOR v. CITY OF APPLETON

No. 88-1005.

147 Wis.2d 644 (1988)

433 N.W.2d 293

Marvin TAYLOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF APPLETON, CNA Insurance Companies, and Continental Casualty Company, Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided November 22, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For plaintiff-appellant there was a brief by Mary F. Coughlin and Coughlin McCanna & Coughlin, S.C., Appleton

For defendants-respondents there was a brief by Felix Landau and Liebmann, Conway, Olejniczak & Jerry, S.C., Green Bay

Before Cane, P.J., LaRocque and Myse, JJ.


LaROCQUE, J.

Marvin Taylor appeals a summary judgment dismissing his claim for injuries he received while playing catch with a football in an Appleton city park. The circuit court concluded that the City of Appleton was immune from liability under sec. 895.52, Stats., the recreational use immunity statute, because playing catch with a football constituted a "recreational activity." We affirm.

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