Case Name: GERALD J. LYNCH vs. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
Court: West Virginia Court of Claims
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
Decision Date: 1978-02-10
Citations: 12 Ct. Cl. 103
Docket Number: No. CC-77-175
Parties: GERALD J. LYNCH vs. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
Judges: 
Reporter: Report of the West Virginia Court of Claims
Volume: 12
Pages: 103–103

Head Matter:
Opinion issued February 10, 1978
GERALD J. LYNCH vs. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
(No. CC-77-175)
Claimant appeared in person.
Gregory W. Evers, Attorney at Law, for respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
When this claim was heard, the parties dictated a stipulation into the record which revealed the following facts:
On August 4, 1977, the claimant was driving his 1974 Cadillac across a bridge connecting Woodward Drive and Route 21 in Kanawha County, which bridge was owned and maintained by respondent. While claimant was crossing the bridge, a wooden plank unexpectedly came loose and damaged the exhaust system of claimant's vehicle. The respondent had notice of the disrepair of the bridge, but failed to warn claimant of the defective condition of the bridge. The parties agreed that the claimant's cost of repairs in the amount of $206.76 was fair and accurate.
Believing that liability exists on the basis of the stipulation as recited above, and that the damages are fair and accurate, we hereby make an award in favor of the claimant in the amount of $206.76.
Award of $206.76.