Burcham v. Department of Highways

RULEY, JUDGE:

Claimants reside on Locust Hill Road in Chester, Hancock County, West Virginia. Their home is a four-room structure which is located on the south side of Locust Hill Road. There is a hillside to the north. On May 20, 1980, at approximately 2:00 a.m., two trees fell across the house. These trees had been situated five or six feet from the road, and were caught in a slide in which a portion of Locust Hill Road gave way. A ditch line along the north side of the road was clogged, and the claimants allege that this condition caused the slide. The claimants incurred $2,006.67 in…