King v. Division of Highways

The claimant, James W. King, seeks an award of $1,557.00 form the respondent, Division of Highways, for damage to his 1988 Chevrolet Beretta. The damage occurred on July 19, 1996, at 7:15 a.m., while the claimant’s wife, Barbara Jean King, was driving the vehicle. Mrs. King testified that she was traveling approximately twenty-five miles per hour when the vehicle struck a large hole as she proceeded through an intersection. Mrs. King also noted that she was unaware of the hole because the roadway was covered with water. Photographs of the intersection indicated that the hole extended across…