Case Name: TRI-CITY WELDING SUPPLY COMPANY vs. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
Court: West Virginia Court of Claims
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
Decision Date: 1982-10-26
Citations: 14 Ct. Cl. 259
Docket Number: CC-82-173b
Parties: TRI-CITY WELDING SUPPLY COMPANY vs. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
Judges: 
Reporter: Report of the West Virginia Court of Claims
Volume: 14
Pages: 259–259

Head Matter:
Opinion issued October 26, 1982
TRI-CITY WELDING SUPPLY COMPANY vs. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
(CC-82-173b)
A. J. Massinople for claimant.
Stuart Reed Waters, Jr., Attorney at Law, for respondent.

Opinion:
WALLACE, JUDGE:
This claim was submitted for determination upon a stipulation indicating that the claimant supplied the respondent's Equipment Division with oxygen and acetylene in cylinders; that it is common custom and practice in the welding industry that cylinders are loaned to customers; that eight cylinders belonging to the claimant were lost due to the negligence of the respondent; that this negligence was the proximate cause of the damages suffered by the claimant, and that the sum of $1,394.00 is a fair and reasonable amount for the lost cylinders.
Accordingly, the Court makes an award to the claimant in the amount stipulated.
Award of $1,394.00.