Court rules in favor of West Chester homeowner’s association sued by woman who slipped on fallen branches (PA)

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania affirmed a ruling relieving Indian King Residents Association (IKRA) of liability for a resident’s injuries.  Plaintiff-appellant Ruthann Hackett injured herself in 2013 after slipping on fallen branches in a common area managed by IKRA.  The court determined that appellant was a licensee on the land. In the ruling, Judge Jacqueline O. Shogan noted that “a possessor of land is subject to liability for physical harm caused to licensees by a condition on the land in designated circumstances…”     Read the article………………