Basham v. Department of Highways

Claimant James W. Basham, Jr. originally filed this claim against the respondent in the amount of $7,000.00 for damages to his 1977 Mazda GLC hatchback. During the hearing, the claimant amended the amount of his claim to $1,683.19. On February 15, 1984, at approximately 9:20 a.m., claimant was operating his vehicle at 35-40 miles per hour en route to Concord College, on Route 20 south of Hinton, near Pipestem, Summers County. The road is a two-lane, blacktop highway. fhe claimant encountered ice. His car had swerved to the left-hand side of the road, whereupon it hit the berm, flipped and…