Davis v. Department of Highways

JONES, JUDGE:

On February 14,1976, at about 11:30 p.m. the claimant, William L. Davis, drove his Ford station wagon up the ramp entering State Route No. 119 at Big Chimney in Kanawha County. According to his testimony he was travelling at about 25 miles per hour when his left front and left rear tires struck a hole in the pavement, causing them to blow out. He alleged damages in the amount of $66.00. The claimant says that he did not see the hole, and while he estimated its depth at eight inches, no measurements were made, no pictures taken, nor any corroboration had by any other witness. The…