Richards v. Division of Highways

On July 12, 1989, the claimants, husband and wife, were together on a Honda 1100 motorcycle riding south on U.S. Route 19, near Arnettsville, Monongalia County. They were on vacation and were traveling from their home in Michigan to ride through the mountains. The claimants allege that a large pool of water and debris had washed onto this road in the area of Fire Locator No. 11M N-19 485, and that respondent failed to prevent or otherwise warn the traveling public of this hazard, thereby causing the claimants’ accident. Both claimants suffered physical and emotional injuries when they fell…