Mertira, E. v. Camelback Lodge - No. (Granted) (petitions for allowance of appeal)

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT ELSA MERTIRA, Petitioner v. CAMELBACK LODGE AND INDOOR WATERPARK AND CMBK RESORT OPERATIONS, LLC, Respondents : No. 87 MAL 2023 : : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the Superior Court : : : : : : : : 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?

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