Appeals Court Affirms that School District is Protected by Recreational Use Statute

In a unanimous decision, a panel of judges at a Washington state appeals court affirmed a ruling dismissing a lawsuit filed by a teenager, who suffered an injury in a pickup basketball game and subsequently sued the school district, which owns the facility. In so ruling, the appeals court agreed that Washington's recreational use statute, RCW 4.24.210, was applicable.   The teenager, John Archer, was playing on an outdoor court on the grounds of Sunnyside Elementary School, a school within