ALLENTOWN – A New Jersey woman says she suffered a broken elbow in the parking lot of a Lancaster County mountain retreat, and that the facility’s negligence in its maintenance and upkeep was responsible for the incident.
Trudy Juzwiak of Mays Landing, N.J. filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on July 31 versus Refreshing Mountain Camp, Inc., of Stevens.
“On Sept. 14, 2019, plaintiff, Trudy Juzwiak, and her family arrived at the recreational facility owned, operated, and maintained by defendant, Refreshing Mountain Camp, Inc. located at the address contained in the caption and parked in the parking area indicated by defendant’s signs,” per the lawsuit.
“As plaintiff exited her vehicle and walked on the gravel parking lot she was caused to slip and fall and suffering a fracture of her elbow and other injuries hereinafter set forth at length, due to the defective nature of the parking lot surface.”
The suit says that the accident was solely because of the negligence of the defendant, Refreshing Mountain Camp, Inc. in failure to properly provide a safe parking area for its patrons; failing to properly maintain the surface of the parking area indicated for its patrons; failing to properly maintain the surface of its parking area and causing the surface of its parking area to have differing compositions between firm and soft hazardous to the users the parking lot, in addition to other alleged components of negligence.
“By reason of the aforesaid negligence of defendant, Refreshing Mountain Camp, Inc., plaintiff suffered a right lateral epicondyle fracture, abrasions to her leg, and injuries to her right knee as well as bruises and contusion in and about the various parts of her body and a severe shock to her nerves and nervous system,” the suit states.
“As a result of her injuries, plaintiff has in the past and will in the future suffer severe pain and suffering and agony. As a result of her injuries, plaintiff has been compelled to incur medical expenses to her great financial detriment and loss.”
The plaintiff is represented by Kenneth M. Rodgers of the Law Offices of Kenneth M. Rodgers, in Philadelphia.
The defendant has not yet secured legal counsel.
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania case 5:20-cv-03737
From the Pennsylvania Record: Reach Courts Reporter Nicholas Malfitano at nick.malfitano@therecordinc.com