Hudson v. Department of Highways

Claimants are the owners of real property located on Commerce Street, New Cumberland, Hancock County, West Virginia. The property is improved with a house and detached garage. The property is on the lower side of a hill. Above the house runs County Route 20, also known as Cemetery Hill Road, a state-maintained roadway. Claimants allege that on June 8, 1981, claimants’ garage was damaged by water and mud. This damage was alleged to be the result of respondent’s failure to correct a drainage problem on Cemetery Hill Road, causing the water to be diverted onto claimants’ property. They seek…