Case Name: THOMAS P. GUNNOE vs. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
Court: West Virginia Court of Claims
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
Decision Date: 1980-05-01
Citations: 13 Ct. Cl. 210
Docket Number: CC-80-84
Parties: THOMAS P. GUNNOE vs. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
Judges: 
Reporter: Report of the West Virginia Court of Claims
Volume: 13
Pages: 210–210

Head Matter:
Opinion issued May 1, 1980
THOMAS P. GUNNOE vs. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
(CC-80-84)
Nancy J. Aliff, Attorney at Law, for respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Upon written stipulation to the effect that damages to claimant's vehicle in the amount of $66.26 were caused when said vehicle struck a six-inch metal protrusion just off the main highway in the vicinity of Lakewood Elementary School in St. Albans, West Virginia, which is a highway owned and maintained by the respondent; and to the effect that said damages were proximately caused by the negligence of the respondent in leaving the metal protrusion, which was later identified as the remains of a "stop" sign, in such a position as to pose a hazard to motorists, the Court finds the respondent liable, and hereby makes an award to the claimant in the amount stipulated.
Award of $66.26.