Kline v. N.C. D.O.T.

I respectfully dissent from the majority decision to affirm the Deputy Commissioner's Opinion and Award in this case.

The majority has held that "by and through the actions and inactions of its employees, defendant breached its duty to maintain Interstate 77 in Surry County in a reasonably safe condition, and was therefore, negligent." Further, the majority held that "defendant breached its duty to warn motorists of a known hazard along Interstate 77 in Surry County, or close the affected sections of the interstate until conditions were safe for travel. . . ." I am of the opinion that the…