Bauer v. Department of Highways

This claim was originally styled in the name of Shirley Bauer, but the testimony indicated that the vehicle, a 1986 Pontiac Grand AM, was titled in the name of Harvey H. Bauer and Shirley Bauer. The Court, on Ms. Bauer's motion, amended the style to include Harvey H. Bauer as an additional claimant.

Claimant Shirley Bauer testified that she was operating the vehicle in a northerly direction on Route 61 between Crown Hill and East Bank, Kanawha Count, when the vehicle struck a hole in the pavement. She was alone in the vehicle at the time. The incident occurred on August 24, 1986, at…