Bensley v. State

McGIVERIN, Chief Justice.

Joann Bensley, Jacqueline Feltes and John C. Sutter died in an automobile accident on February 4, 1983. On June 28, 1984, their estates, plaintiffs in this case, filed claims with the state appeal board alleging that the state’s negligent maintenance of Highway 151 in Jones county proximately caused the deaths of Bensley, Feltes and Sutter. The estates of Bensley and Sutter were notified on November 26 that their claims were denied. The estate of Jacqueline Feltes never received notice that its claim was denied.

On June 29, one day after plaintiffs filed their claims…