Polk v. Department of Highways

14 Ct. Cl. 67

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Upon- written stipulation to the effect that damage to claimant’s automobile in the amount of $392.67 was caused when a road sign belonging to the respondent fell and struck the right front fender and windshield of the vehicle; that this occurred on Prince Street in Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, a highway owned and maintained by the respondent; that the respondent’s negligence in failing to properly secure the sign was the proximate cause of the accident and resultant damage, the Court finds the respondent liable, and makes an award to the claimant in the amount stipulated.

Award of $392.67.