Case Name: ARDEN HARMON vs. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
Court: West Virginia Court of Claims
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
Decision Date: 1971-11-16
Citations: 9 Ct. Cl. 35
Docket Number: No. D-486
Parties: ARDEN HARMON vs. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
Judges: 
Reporter: Report of the West Virginia Court of Claims
Volume: 9
Pages: 35–35

Head Matter:
Opinion issued November 16, 1971
ARDEN HARMON vs. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
(No. D-486)
No appearance in behalf of the Claimant.
Donald L. Hall, of Department of Highways for the Respondent, Thomas P. O’Brien, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, for the Respondent.

Opinion:
DUCKER, JUDGE:
Claimant, Arden Harmon, alleges that on April 10, 1971, his wife was driving his automobile on the Patrick Street Bridge which crosses the Kanawha River in Charleston, West Virginia, while the employees of the West Virginia Department of Highways were engaged in the painting of said bridge, and that some red lead paint which was being used by the highway personnel on such work fell on his automobile. The Highway Department's employees' attention was called to the incident and the paint was removed by them, but the car needed further paint removal, cleaning and waxing, the cost of which was $27.86.
All of these facts, including the reasonableness of the charges, were stipulated by the Claimant and counsel for the State, and as this damage undoubtedly resulted from the negligence of the state employees, we are of the opinion to and do hereby award the Claimant the sum of $27.86.
Award of $27.86.