Lewis v. Canaan Valley Resorts, Inc.

McHUGH, Justice:

This certified question case is a facial challenge to the constitutionality of the West Virginia Skiing Responsibility Act, W.Va.Code, 20-3A-1 to 20-3A-8 [1984] (“the Act”). We conclude that the Act on its face is constitutional despite the claims that it denies equal protection or constitutes impermissible special legislation, 1 or violates the so-called “certain remedy” provision of this state’s Constitution. 2

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TRIAL COURT PROCEEDINGS

The plaintiffs, Daniel Lewis and Sonja Lewis, husband and wife, timely brought this civil action in the Circuit Court of Tucker County (“the…