BECKLEY – A North Carolina woman blames a Raleigh County ski resort for her injuries.
Sabrina Hopkins filed her complaint in Raleigh Circuit Court against New Winterplace Inc.
According to the complaint, Hopkins was Winterplace Ski Resort in Ghent on Feb. 3, 2019, when she slipped and fell, causing her to injure her right arm and wrist.
She says signage and other warnings were not in place, and she says the area was not adequately maintained or monitored.
Hopkins says she sustained serious and permanent injuries and has incurred medical bills in excess of $36,000. She seeks compensatory and punitive damages.
She is represented by Gregory A. Hewitt of Hewitt & Salvatore in Fayetteville. The case has been assigned to Circuit Judge Andrew Dimlich.
Raleigh Circuit Court case number 20-C-51