A Newcastle woman has filed suit against Duck Puddle Campground in Nobleboro claiming she was hurt in an incident with a gate in 2013. The campground’s co-owner is denying that the gate hit the woman.

The lawsuit filed June 5 in Lincoln Count Superior Court seeks an unspecified judgment for medical and other costs. Marion Lawson claims that she was a guest at the campground on June 28, 2013, when a worker lowered a gate onto her, resulting in what the suit describes as severe personal injuries.

Lawson claims she was being careful when the incident occurred.

“(The campground) owed a duty to provide a reasonably safe premises, and ... breached that duty by failing to remedy (or) warn of a dangerous condition at the defendant’s premises,” the suit states. “As a ... result of the (campground’s) negligence, (Lawson) has incurred, and will incur medical expenses, pain and suffering, mental anguish, loss of enjoyment of life and permanent impairment.”

Reached Tuesday, Lawson’s lawyer Harry Center of the Biddeford firm of Woodman Edmands Danylik Austin Smith & Jacques declined to elaborate on Lawson’s injuries or the circumstances surrounding the incident.

The campground’s co-owner Jim Grimes on Tuesday said that the gate did not hit Lawson. He said that when the campground looked into the incident at the time, it found that Lawson and a companion were on motorcycles when the other rider passed under the gate first; Grimes said Lawson then “rushed the gate,” but that the gate’s sensor prevented the gate from lowering onto her.

“She wasn’t hit by the gate,” Grimes said.

Campground staff later visited Lawson’s campsite, spoke with Lawson’s companion and were not made aware of any injuries, Grimes said. The first he heard of injuries was when Lawson began an insurance claim a year later; Grimes was not aware of any outcome to the earlier claim, and said he had not expected a lawsuit.

“This is surprising to us,” he said.

As of June 9, the court file contained no response from the campground. The response is due 20 days after the defendant is served with the suit, according to court paperwork.