Jones v. Lake Hickory R.V. Resort, Inc.

GEER, Judge.

A jury awarded $600,000.00 to plaintiff Jacquelyne Jones for serious burns sustained during an annual Fourth of July parade at defendant’s Lake Hickory R.V. Resort when she was set aflame by a 12-year-old boy dressed up as the Statue of Liberty, carrying a lit “tiki” torch, and skating on “in-line” roller blades. The parade had been organized by a “Lessee Association” formed of long-term lessees at the campground. Defendant Lake Hickory R.V. Resort, Inc. (the “Resort”) argues on appeal primarily that the trial court erred in denying its motions for directed verdict, judgment…