Morton v. Department of Highways

On October 24, 1987, claimant Debra Lynne Morton was driving a 1986 Renault Alliance on U.S. Route 220 near Keyser, Mineral County, when the automobile struck a hole. As the automobile is titled in both claimant Debra Lynne Morton's name and that of her husband, the Court upon its own motion amended the style of the claim to include the name of Kenneth Paul Morton.

Claimant testified that she had gone to pick up her mother in Keyser, West Virginia, and was returning to her residence in McCoole, Maryland, when the incident occurred. It was clear weather and the road is a two-lane, hard surfaced…