Case Name: HELEN L. NORVELL, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF GLENN HARTSEL NORVELL, DECEASED vs. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
Court: West Virginia Court of Claims
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
Decision Date: 1978-02-10
Citations: 12 Ct. Cl. 106
Docket Number: No. D-936
Parties: HELEN L. NORVELL, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF GLENN HARTSEL NORVELL, DECEASED vs. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
Judges: 
Reporter: Report of the West Virginia Court of Claims
Volume: 12
Pages: 106–106

Head Matter:
Opinion issued February 10, 1978
HELEN L. NORVELL, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF GLENN HARTSEL NORVELL, DECEASED vs. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
(No. D-936)
W. Dale Greene, Attorney at Law, for the claimant.
Gregory W. Evers, Attorney at- Law, for the respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
This wrongful death claim was submitted upon stipulation of the parties to the effect that the respondent knew of dangerous, slippery road conditions caused by a tar spill on State Route 4 in Clay County, and negligently failed to correct those conditions; that the respondent knew of several vehicle accidents at the point of the spill, near Ivydale, one of which had torn out guardrails; that the respondent negligently failed to take any action to replace those rails or warn motorists of the dangerous conditions; that such negligence by the respondent caused the accident on April 25, 1973, as a result of which claimant's decedent died; and that the sum of $15,000.00 represents a fair and reasonable award in settlement of this claim. Therefore, an award in that amount should be, and is hereby, made.
Award of $15,000.00.