Pumphrey v. Division of Highways

Claimant brought this action for vehicle damage sustained when her vehicle wrecked after sliding across a patch of ice while traveling southbound on County Route 73/73 in Fairmont. At this location, County Route 73/73 is maintained by respondent in Marion County. The Court is of the opinion to deny this claim for the reasons more fully set forth below.

The incident giving rise to this claim occurred on December 11, 1999, at approximately 9:25 a.m. Claimant was traveling southbound on County Route 73/73 in her 1988 Plymouth Horizon at a speed of about twenty-five miles per hour. She was…