Mertira, E. v. Camelback Lodge

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT

ELSA MERTIRA, : No. 87 MAL 2023 :

Petitioner :

: Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the Superior Court v. :

: :

CAMELBACK LODGE AND INDOOR : WATERPARK AND CMBK RESORT : OPERATIONS, LLC, :

:

Respondents :

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 7th day of September, 2023, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal

is GRANTED. The issues, as stated by Petitioner, are:

(1) Should the hills and ridges doctrine be applied in situations where the injured party is a business invitee?

(2) Should the hills and ridges doctrine be applied in situations like this one where the injured party is a business invitee and the defendant is a winterweather business, like a ski resort, that derives its income from the public partaking in activities which depend on the presence of snow/ice?