State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Norman
West Virginia Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
BROTHERTON, Chief Justice:
This ease presents a certified question which evolved from an automobile accident that occurred on Interstate 79 near Morgan-town, West Virginia, in the early evening hours of October 17, 1991.
Rhonda Kay Barnett was traveling south on the interstate in a 1991 Volkswagen Jetta. She was driving in the left-hand lane when she passed a tractor-trailer driven by Roy Leon Gaddis, who is believed to be the only witness to this accident. According to Mr. Gaddis, Ms. Barnett struck a large tire which was located on the edge of the left-hand, south-bound lane of the…
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