Ashley v. Department of Highways

On February 9, 1982, Imogene Jean Ashley was operating a 1976 Oldsmobile on West Virginia Route 119 proceeding south toward Charleston, West Virginia. It was approximately 5:30 a.m. on a misty, dark morning. Mrs. Ashley had just picked up her rider, and the two of them were on their way to work when she came upon rocks in the road. She attempted to miss the rocks by straddling a large one, but, in so doing, damaged the underside of the automobile. This claim was filed by Imogene Jean Ashley but the Court amended the style of the claim to correspond with the name of the registered owner.…