Case Name: ROBERT W. MICK vs. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
Court: West Virginia Court of Claims
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
Decision Date: 1981-02-13
Citations: 13 Ct. Cl. 353
Docket Number: CC-80-387
Parties: ROBERT W. MICK vs. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
Judges: 
Reporter: Report of the West Virginia Court of Claims
Volume: 13
Pages: 353–354

Head Matter:
Opinion issued February 13, 1981
ROBERT W. MICK vs. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
(CC-80-387)
Nancy J. Aliff, Attorney at Law, for respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
This claim was submitted upon a written stipulation to the effect that the respondent is liable for damages in the sum of $69.49, based upon the following facts: On or about October 20,1980, Betty Sue Mick was operating a 1979 Camaro, titled in the name of Robert W. Mick, on West Virginia Route 2 in the vicinity of West Virginia Route 87. At that time and location, employees of the Department of Highways had spilled yellow paint on the roadway. In passing through the area, claimant's vehicle was splattered with paint. The negligence of the respondent in spilling the paint on the highway was the proximate cause of the damages suffered by the claimant.
In view of the foregoing facts, the Court makes an award to the claimant in the amount stipulated.
Award of $69.49.