Collins v. Commonwealth, Transportation Cabinet, Department of Highways

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

JUSTICE CUNNINGHAM

Appellant, Sycilla Collins, individually and as administratrix of her husband, Leonard Collins, Jr.’s, estate, appeals the Court of Appeals’ decision to reverse an order of the Letcher Circuit Court reversing and remanding the Board of Claims’ (the “Board”) order of dismissal.

The facts underlying this appeal concern a motor vehicle accident that occurred on September 20, 2000. On that day, Mr. Collins was operating a school bus on U.S. Highway 119 in Letcher County, Kentucky. The particular stretch of highway where the accident occurred narrows and…