Bailey v. Department of Highways

RULEY, JUDGE:

The claimant seeks recovery in the amount of $280.09 for damage to the right front wheel of his 1978 Oldsmobile automobile which occurred when it struck a pothole in the outside westbound traffic lane of W.Va.-U.S. Route 460. The accident occurred at about 9:45 p.m. on March 12, 1979, at a point about 10 or 11 miles east of Princeton in Mercer County. At that time and place, Route 460 was a four-lane divided highway. Mr. Bailey was driving at approximately 50 mph and was returning from Peterstown to his home in Princeton. Immediately before the accident, he had been overtaken and…