Spatafore v. Department of Highways

WALLACE, JUDGE:

Margaret Spatafore filed this claim against the Department of Highways in the amount of $72.68 for damages to a 1975 Buick automobile. As the record indicated that the automobile was jointly owned by Margaret Spatafore and Joseph Robert Spatafore, the Court, on its own motion, amended the style of the claim to reflect both parties in interest.

The claimants’ automobile was damaged when Margaret Spatafore was proceeding north on Kelly Hill in Clarksburg, West Virginia, at approximately 3:00 p.m. on March 27, 1980. As she proceeded up the hill, the automobile struck a large…