Pullen v. Department of Highways

WALLACE, JUDGE:

The claimant, Sterling L. Pullen, Jr., filed this claim against the respondent for damages to his 1977 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle and for personal injuries resulting from an accident which occurred on June 14, 1979, at approximately 7:00 p.m., on Secondary Route 5 in Jackson County, West Virginia. At the place of the accident, Secondary Route 5 is a two-lane blacktop road. The claimant was riding his motorcycle in a southerly direction at approximately 50-55 miles per hour. A truck was approaching in the opposite lane. The claimant came upon a hole in the road surface…