West Virginia Court of Claims, 1968

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. State Road Commission

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. State Road Commission
West Virginia Court of Claims · Decided July 2, 1968 · Jones
7 Ct. Cl. 123

Counsel

Thomas P. O’Brien, Jr., Assistant Attorney General and Robert R. Harpold, Jr., for respondent.

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. State Road Commission

Opinion of the Court

Jones, Judge:

The claimant, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, alleges that on June 1, 1967, the automobile owned by its assured, Betty Ruth Talbert, was damaged in the amount of $36.05 by overspray from paint guns operated by State Road Commission employees while painting near the Mercer County Courthouse. The State Road Commission has stipulated that, based on a thorough investigation, the facts alleged by the claimant are true and the amount claimed is reasonable.

Accordingly, the claimant, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, is awarded the sum of $36.05.

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