MacKnight v. Department of Highways

WALLACE, JUDGE:

This claim, originally filed against the respondent by Frances J. MacKnight, was amended by the Court substituting James C. MacKnight, husband of Frances J. MacKnight, as claimant.

On or about May 1, 1978, Frances J. MacKnight was driving her husband’s 1977 Ford Pinto automobile southerly on W.Va. Route 62 in Mason County, West Virginia-, taking her daughter to band practice at the high school. The weather was clear and the highway was dry. She had stopped at the traffic light located at the Pomeroy Mason County Bridge, and had started again, proceeding at approximately 15-20…