Hoar v. Great Eastern Resort Management, Inc.

On January 19, 1992, Thomas Hoar (Thomas) suffered disabling brain damage in a skiing accident on a ski trail maintained at a ski area near Harrisonburg by Great Eastern Resort Management, Inc., t/a Massanutten Ski Resort (Massanutten). In a motion for judgment alleging negligence on the part of Massanutten, Thomas’s wife and guardian, Patricia Stone Hoar (the Guardian), sought recovery of damages for Thomas’s injuries. A jury returned a verdict in the Guardian’s favor in the amount of $6,170,563.00. Upon motion of Massanutten, the trial court set the verdict aside and entered judgment in…