Case Name: JOHN R. COFFMAN vs. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
Court: West Virginia Court of Claims
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
Decision Date: 1982-09-23
Citations: 14 Ct. Cl. 216
Docket Number: CC-82-51
Parties: JOHN R. COFFMAN vs. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
Judges: 
Reporter: Report of the West Virginia Court of Claims
Volume: 14
Pages: 216–217

Head Matter:
Opinion issued September 23, 1982
JOHN R. COFFMAN vs. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
(CC-82-51)
No appearance by claimant.
Nancy J. Aliff, Attorney at Law, for respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Upon written stipulation to the effect that damages to the muffler system of claimant's vehicle in the amount of $131.24 were caused when the vehicle, while crossing the Maple Lake Bridge in Bridgeport, West Virginia, struck a portion of the deck which had settled; that said bridge is owned and maintained by the respondent; that the accident occurred because of the negligence of the respondent, and that this negligence was the proximate cause of the claimant's damages, the Court finds the respondent liable, and makes an award to the claimant in the amount stipulated.
Award of $131.24.