Brown v. Department of Highways

CLAY, Commissioner.

The Board of Claims, created by KRS 44.070, denied appellants’ claims for damages arising out of an automobile accident which occurred when a car driven by appellant Leona Brown slid off U. S. Highway 119 near Whitesburg. The decision was affirmed on appeal to the circuit court. Appellants contend the findings of the Board are not supported by sufficient substantial evidence and the Board erroneously construed and applied the law.

Appellant Leona Brown was driving, in the daytime, on the highway as it winds down Pine Mountain. The Highway Department was cleaning out the…