Varner v. Department of Highways

JONES, JUDGE:

On May 26, 1971, at approximately 2:00 p.m., the claimant, Ola Marie Varner, was a passenger in a 1965 Ford Galaxie automobile driven by her husband, claimant Okla Olin Varner. They were traveling from their home in Tazewell, Virginia, to visit their daughter near Pocahontas, Virginia. Their route passed through West Virginia at an intersection near Bishop, West Virginia, they turned left off of West Virginia State Route No. 16 onto another West Virginia State Route in the direction of Pocahontas. At this point, the right lane was completely covered with water, the left lane was…