Gill v. Division of Highways

The claimants seek compensation for loss of a camper and numerous items of personal property resulting when a large sink hole opened along WV Route 20 in Hinton, Summers County. The Court is of the opinion that the sink hole was an unforeseeable event and denies the claim as stated more fully below.

The claimants kept a 12-foot, 1973 box shell camper at a relative’s home in Hinton, on Route 20 between 12lh and 13,h avenues. The camper was parked approximately 25 feet from the center of Route 20 in this location. On December 2, 1996, a large sink hole opened along the road when an underground…