Boggs v. Division of Highways

The claimant, Ruth E. Boggs, seeks an award of $1,588.69 from the respondent, Division of Highways, for damages to her vehicle, a 1978 Cougar. The evidence adduced at the hearing of this claim on May 17, 1995, established that on January 26, 1994, at approximately 6:00 p.m., Ms. Boggs was driving home from the Rita Mall in Logan County. As Ms. Boggs drove around a curve, her vehicle stuck several rocks in the road, and a large rock fell onto the hood of her vehicle. The impact form the collision immobilized the vehicle and caused it to turn sideways in the road. Shortly thereafter, several…