Snyder v. Department of Highways

GRACEY, JUDGE:

The claimant was injured in a fall which occurred at a roadside park owned and operated by respondent which is located on Route 55 near Wardensville, Hardy County, West Virginia. The fall occurred on Thursday, October 5, 1978. Claimant stopped at the roadside park in the early afternoon and went down a short flight of wooden stairs to a restroom. When he went down the stairs, he noticed that the handrail was down. As he went back up the stairs, he lost his balance at about the third step and fell backwards, suffering injuries including a fracture of his left wrist. He seeks…