Witt v. State

Claimant seeks recovery for damages to his automobile in the sum of $669.13 incurred in an accident on November 30, 1965 on State Route No. 61. Claimant alleges that employees of respondent created a fire, which blanketed the highway on Route No. 61, and impaired the vision of the drivers of motor vehicles, and caused him to run into the rear of a truck, which was stopped on the highway, thus causing the alleged damages.

Claimant Witt testified that he was traveling on Route No. 61 at about 2:30 in the afternoon. The weather was clear, and the highway was dry. As he approached the site of the…