Tammy Jo Hall-Arthur v. Department of Highways

WALLACE, JUDGE:

On December 9, 1978, the claimant was a passenger in a Chevrolet Luv truck operated by Robert Gene Wallace. It was snowing, and as they drove at approximately 20 mph over the Water Street Bridge on US Route 119 in Logan, West Virginia, the vehicle struck ice and the driver lost control. The truck slid and collided with another truck. The claimant sustained severe and permanent injuries including the amputation of her *17right leg.

The claimant alleges that the failure of the respondent to remove the snow and ice from the bridge was negligence and that this negligence was the…