Chapman v. Department of Highways

WALLACE, JUDGE:

On March 7, 1984, the claimant, accompanied by her son, Chad, was operating a Ford pickup truck, owned by her husband, and was travelling southbound toward Logan, on Route 10, when the vehicle struck a hole in the road. Claimant seeks an award of $25,000.00 for personal injury and medical expenses.

Claimant testified that she was operating her vehicle and following a Columbia Gas truck which turned off of the main road. She stopped her vehicle when the truck slowed to make the turn. Claimant then proceeded approximately two tenths of a mile further when her truck struck a hole…