Case Name: POLLY TANKERSLEY vs. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
Court: West Virginia Court of Claims
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
Decision Date: 1985-01-30
Citations: 15 Ct. Cl. 254
Docket Number: CC-84-156
Parties: POLLY TANKERSLEY vs. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
Judges: 
Reporter: Report of the West Virginia Court of Claims
Volume: 15
Pages: 254–254

Head Matter:
Opinion issued January 30, 1985
POLLY TANKERSLEY vs. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
(CC-84-156)
Claimant appeared in person.
Nancy J. Aliff, Attorney at Law, for respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
The claimant is the owner of a 1980 Volkswagen truck which was damaged when she struck a pothole on March 23, 1984. The incident occurred as she left a parking lot and entered onto Stafford Drive in Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia. The oil pan was damaged and the exhaust system was replaced at a cost of $242.92.
The State is neither an insurer nor a guarantor of the safety of travellers on its highways. Adkins vs. Sims, 130 W.Va. 645, 45 S.E.2d 81 (1947). In order for the respondent to be found liable for the damages incurred, it must be shown that respondent had actual or constructive notice of the defect in question and a reasonable amount of time to correct it. Since there was no evidence presented to establish notice, the Court is of the opinion to, and does, disallow the claim.
Claim disallowed.