Greene v. Division of Highways

28 Ct. Cl. 76

• Court: West Virginia Court of Claims
• Decided: January 19, 2010
• Docket: CC-08-0420
• Status: Published

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

This claim was submitted to the Court for decision upon a Stipulation entered into by claimant and respondent wherein certain facts and circumstances of the claim were agreed to as follows:

1. On September 3,2008, claimant was crossing the bridge on State Route 16/61 in Mount Hope, Fayette County, when he reached an area of the bridge where respondent had placed steel plates. The steel plates were loose, exposing the bridge’s steel re-bar rods. Claimant’s vehicle struck the protruding re-bar rods, which caused damage to the vehicle’s tire.

2. Respondent is responsible for the maintenance of State Route 16/61 which it failed to maintain properly on the date of this incident.

3. As a result, claimant’s vehicle sustained damage to its tire in the amount of $205.75. Claimant’s insurance deductible was $1,000.00.

4. Respondent agrees that the amount of $205.75 for the damages put forth by the claimant is fair and reasonable.

The Court has reviewed the facts of the claim and finds that respondent was negligent in its maintenance of State Route 16/61 on the date of this incident; that the negligence of respondent was the proximate cause of the damages sustained to claimant’s vehicle; and that the amount of damages agreed to by the parties is fair and reasonable. Thus, claimant may make a recovery for his loss.

It is the opinion of the Court of Claims that the claimant should be awarded the sum of $205.75 on this claim.

Award of $205.75.