Case Name: MARVIN ROY WELCH vs. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
Court: West Virginia Court of Claims
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
Decision Date: 1978-01-06
Citations: 12 Ct. Cl. 73
Docket Number: No. CC-77-184
Parties: MARVIN ROY WELCH vs. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
Judges: 
Reporter: Report of the West Virginia Court of Claims
Volume: 12
Pages: 73–73

Head Matter:
Opinion issued January 6, 1978
MARVIN ROY WELCH vs. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
(No. CC-77-184)
Robert G. Wolpert, Attorney at Law, for claimant.
Richard Carlton, Attorney at Law, for respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
The claimant and respondent, by counsel, have filed a written stipulation in this claim which reveals the following: that the respondent, on August 30, 1977, owned and maintained a one-lane bridge, No. 20-45-5.20, over Little Sandy Creek on State Route 45 near Elkview in Kanawha County; that on the above-mentioned date the claimant, while exercising due care, drove his vehicle upon the bridge, and the vehicle ran over a loose piece of sheet metal which had been negligently installed by respondent's employees; that as a result, the claimant's vehicle sustained damage to the extent of $99.98; that $49.98 was paid to claimant by his collision carrier, and the remaining $50.00 of the damage was paid by the claimant.
Believing that liability exists and that the damages are reasonable, an award is hereby made to claimant in the amount of $50.00.
Award of $50.00.