Priestley v. Department of Highways

WALLACE, JUDGE:

The claimants, Charles E. Priestley, Jr. and Penny A. Priestley, filed this claim in the amount of $207.86 against the respondent for damages to their 1977 Monte Carlo automobile which occurred on January 1, 1979, at approximately 6:30-7:00 p.m. The scene of the accident was Big Tyler Road in Cross Lanes, West Virginia. It was dark, and it was raining. The claimant, Penny A. Priestley, while driving the automobile, struck a hole in her lane of traffic about ten inches from the right berm. During her testimony, she stated that she travelled this road about once every two weeks…