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HOAR v. GREAT EASTERN RESORT MANAGEMENT

Record No. 972334.

506 S.E.2d 777 (1998)

Patricia Stone HOAR, as Guardian of Thomas Hoar v. GREAT EASTERN RESORT MANAGEMENT, INC., t/a Massanutten Ski Resort.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 6, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce D. Rasmussen (Jennifer A. Jones, Charlottesville; Patrick M. Regan; Jonathan E. Halperin, Washington, D.C.; Michie, Hamlett, Lowry, Rasmussen & Tweel, Charlottesville; Regan, Halperin & Long, Washington, D.C., on briefs), for appellant.

William G. Broaddus (Christopher C. Spencer; Karen Iezzi Michael; McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe, on brief), Richmond, for appellee.

Amicus Curiae: National Ski Areas Association (Paul D. Nelson; Paul S. Rosenlund; Peter J. Koenig, San Francisco, CA; James W. Morris, III, Richmond; Hancock, Rothert & Bunshoft, San Francisco, CA; Morris & Morris, Richmond, on brief), in support of appellee.

Present: All the Justices.

CARRICO, Chief Justice.

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...

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