Poole v. Department of Highways

On June 12, 1983, at approximately 3:00 p.m., claimants were driving their 1976 Chevrolet Chevette west on 1-64 in Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia. The vehicle had just passed the Fifth Street exit when it ran through a pothole, damaging the right front tire and the front end suspension in the amount of $341.13, of which all but $100.00 was paid by insurance. Claimants also incurred a towing charge of $25.50. Michael Ray Poole, driver of the vehicle at the time of the incident, testified that he was driving at about 50 mph when he encountered the pothole. He did not see the hole…