Jane Westmas was killed when a tree branch cut by Creekside Tree Service, Inc., fell on her
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Jane Westmas was killed when a tree branch cut by Creekside Tree Service, Inc., fell on her while walking on a public path through the private property of Conference Point Center on the shore of Lake Geneva in Wisconsin. Conference Point had contracted with Creekside to trim and remove trees from its property, but the owner had no control of the details of Creekside’s work. Jane’s husband, John, and her son, Jason, filed a suit in a Wisconsin state court against Creekside, alleging that the service’s negligence caused her death. Creekside contended that it was immune from the suit under a state statute providing that “no . . . agent of an owner is liable for the death of . . . a person engaging in a recreational activity on the owner’s property.” Could Creekside be held liable for Jane’s death? Why or why not? [Westmas v. Creekside Tree Service, Inc., 2018 WI 12, 379 Wis.2d 471, 907 N.W.2d 68 (2018)] (See Agency Relationships.)
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Business Law Text And Cases
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