Doyle, Presiding Judge. Debra Ann White, as surviving spouse of Dr. Adam White and personal representative of his estate, filed a wrongful death action against Robert M. McCommons; Durhamtown Off Road Park, Inc. (“Durhamtown Park”); Durhamtown Farms, Inc.; Durhamtown Pro Shop, Inc.; Georgia Trails and Rentals, Inc.; Robert M. McCommons, as trustee of Two Rivers Irrevocable Trust (collectively referred to as “Durhamtown”); Melvin Durham; Carol Durham; R. Carson Durham; and Litha Hamilton.[1] Dr. White died while riding his dirt bike on a trail at Durhamtown Park, and a jury awarded his spouse damages in the amount of $22 million. Durhamtown filed a motion for new trial and for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, which the trial court denied. Durhamtown now appeals, arguing that the trial court erred by denying its motions for directed verdict and for a new trial. Finding no error, we affirm the trial court’s judgment. “On appeal from the denial of a motion for a directed verdict, we construe the evidence in the light most favorable to the party opposing the motion, and the standard of review is whether there is any evidence to support the jury’s verdict.”[2] Questions of law are reviewed de novo.[3] Similarly, we “will affirm the denial of a motion for new trial if at trial the evidence conflicted and some evidence supported the verdict[, and] [i]n considering this issue, we [also] view the evidence most favorably to the party who secured the verdict.”[4] With these standards in mind, we turn to the evidence in this case. On Saturday, September 28, 2019, Dr. White visited Durhamtown Park, as he had many times before, to ride his dirt bike on what was known as the “Bomber Track.” Defendant McCommons, who owned the various Durhamtown entities, testified that the weather that day was nice, hot, and dry, and Saturdays were busy when there was favorable weather. Before riding on the trails, Dr. White executed a waiver, which stated, in pertinent part: In consideration of being permitted to use the property, equipment, or facilities owned . . . by GEORGIA TRAILS AND RENTALS, INC., DURHAMTOWN OFF ROAD PARK, INC. . . . . (hereinafter individually and collective referred to as “DURHAMTOWN”), for the purpose of the following activities: hunting, fishing, camping, trail riding, racing or any similar activity . . . his/her personal representatives, assigns, heirs, and next of kin, hereby releases, waives, discharges and covenants to hold harmless DURHAMTOWN from all liability to PARTICIPANT, for all loss and/or damage on account of injury to the person or property of, or resulting in the death of PARTICIPANT, unless caused by the willful and wanton negligent act of DURHAMTOWN while PARTICIPANT is competing, working, or for any other purpose participating in any of the above referenced activities in any form or fashion. . . . PARTICIPANT acknowledges that such previously described activities are inherently dangerous, and that participation in such activities involve an assumption of risk that could result in damage to property, injury or death to PARTICIPANT.
