Baker v. Department of Highways

Claimant brought this action to recover damages sustained to her automobile, a 1983 Oldsmobile, when it struck a hole in Route 50 near Parkersburg, West Virginia.

The claimant, Carol J. Baker, testified that she was travelling towards Parkersburg in her 1983 Oldsmobile, on Route 50 in Wood County. The incident occurred on April 26, 1988, at approximately 6:00 p.m. The weather was clear. Claimant explained that she heard a siren from an emergency vehicle. She was travelling at approximately 30-35 miles per hour. She pulled her automobile off the travel portion of the road onto the berm. The…