Holbert v. State Road Commission

West Virginia Court of Claims

Holbert v. State Road Commission

3 Ct. Cl. 13

West Virginia Court of Claims·Decided January 15, 1945·No. No. 431-S·Published

Opinion

G. H. A. KUNST, Judge.

In October, 1944, claimant’s Chevrolet truck loaded.with logs, broke through Stockton Run No. 35-8 bridge, in Calhoun county, West Virginia, and fell into the creek. The bridge was unsafe by reason of a rotten sill, and no notice of capacity of bridge or warning signs were posted.

The cost of repairing the damage so occasioned amounted to $179.93, for which claim is made. Respondent recommends and the attorney general approves its payment.

An award of one hundred and. seventy-nine dollars and ninety-three cents ($179.93) is made to claimant.

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G. H. A. KUNST, Judge.

In October, 1944, claimant’s Chevrolet truck loaded.with logs, broke through Stockton Run No. 35-8 bridge, in Calhoun county, West Virginia, and fell into the creek. The bridge was unsafe by reason of a rotten sill, and no notice of capacity of bridge or warning signs were posted.

The cost of repairing the damage so occasioned amounted to $179.93, for which claim is made. Respondent recommends and the attorney general approves its payment.

An award of one hundred and. seventy-nine dollars and ninety-three cents ($179.93) is made to claimant.

Holbert v. State Road Commission, 3 Ct. Cl. 13 (W. Va. Super. Ct. 1945).

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