BECKLEY — A man is suing The Greenbrier resort alleging he was injured while on a guided trail ride on the hotel's property.
Randolph G. Johnson and his wife were guests at The Greenbrier on July 30 and booked a guided trail ride for that morning, according to a complaint filed in U.S District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. The Greenbrier is owned by Gov. Jim Justice.
Johnson claims they were paired and fitted with horses that they would be riding on the trail and started on the ride, however, about five minutes into the ride, irrigation sprinklers turned on and the group was led over an embankment away from the sprinklers when the horse he was on, named Maverick, reared-up and took off up the embankment, throwing Johnson off his back.
The incident caused Johnson to suffer fractured ribs, according to the suit. Johnson also claims the trail guide did not immediately call 911 and, instead, only called for security, who then called 911.
Johnson is seeking compensatory and punitive damages. He is represented by Charles W. Neely of Neely & Callaghan and Jennifer S. Ivey and Vincent Joseph-Lee Grosso of Walker Gressette Freeman & Linton.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia case number: 5:21-cv-00196
