(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as limiting in any way any liability which otherwise exists:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 11-10-104

  • Land: includes , but is not limited to, roads, water, watercourses, private ways and buildings, structures and machinery or equipment thereon when attached to the realty. See Tennessee Code 11-10-101
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Owner: includes , but is not limited to, tenant, lessee, occupant or person in control of the premises. See Tennessee Code 11-10-101
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Recreational purposes: includes , but is not limited to, any one (1) or any combination of the following: hunting, fishing, swimming, boating, camping, picnicking, hiking, pleasure driving, nature study, water skiing, winter sports, and visiting, viewing or enjoying historical, archaeological, scenic or scientific sites, or otherwise using land for purposes of the user. See Tennessee Code 11-10-101
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) For willful or malicious failure to guard or warn against a dangerous or hazardous condition, use, structure, or activity; or
(2) For injury suffered in any case where the owner of land charges the person or persons who enter or go on the land other than the amount, if any, paid to the owner of the land by the state or any agency thereof, or any county or municipality or agency thereof.
(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to create a duty of care or ground of liability for injury to person or property, and nothing in this chapter shall limit in any way the obligation of a person entering upon or using the land of another for recreational purposes to exercise due care in such person’s use of such land and in such person’s activities thereon.
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