
    
      Opinion issued November 9, 1981
    
    KANAWHA VALLEY REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY vs. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
    (CC-81-116)
    
      Sarah G. Sullivan, Attorney at Law, for claimant.
    
      Nancy J. Aliff, Attorney at Law, for respondent.
   PER CURIAM:

Upon written stipulation that damages to claimant’s 1980 GMC bus in the amount of $3,744.80 were caused when the vehicle struck a steep plate covering a hole on Route 61/119 in Charleston, West Virginia; and that negligence on the part of the respondent in failing to properly anchor the plate proximately caused the damage suffered by the claimant, the Court finds the respondent liable, and makes an award to the claimant in the amount stipulated.

Award of $3,744.80.  