Minch v. Department of Highways

On April 4, 1988, at approximately 8:00 p.m. claimant was traveling on Interstate 70 in the vicinity of Moundsville, Marshall County, when her 1981 Ford Escort station wagon struck a hole. She seeks $85.21 for replacement of one tire which was damaged in this incident and lost wages in the amount of $15.75.

Claimant Barbara Jean Minch testified that it was daylight, and the weather was good at the time of the accident. She described the hole as deep enough to expose the reinforcing rods in the concrete of the road. The hole was in the right hand lane approximately two feet from the white line…