Boland v. Department of Highways

GARDEN, JUDGE:

The claimant, Michael J. Boland, filed this claim for personal injuries to himself and property damages to a Datsun B-210 automobile owned by his father, J. C. Boland, as the result of an accident which occurred on April 7, 1977, on West Virginia Route 3 in Summers County, West Virginia, near Jumping Branch. During the hearing of the claim the style of the claim was amended to include J. C. Boland as a claimant reflecting the true owner of the vehicle involved in the accident which is the subject of this claim.

The claimant was proceeding to Hinton, West Virginia, when the…