
    
      Opinion issued February 10, 1978
    
    CAROLYN CRISP SHERWOOD vs. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
    (No. CC-77-214)
    No appearance by claimant.
    
      Gregory W. Evers, Attorney at Law, for respondent.
   PER CURIAM:

By written stipulation submitted to the Court by the parties herein, it was stipulated that on or about April 5, 1976, the respondent’s employees were engaged in welding operations on the Willow Wood Bridge on Local Service Route 3 in Summers County, West Virginia, and that the claimant was properly driving her 1975 Oldsmobile across the bridge when one of respondent’s employees negligently dropped hot welding slag on the windshield of claimant’s automobile causing damage in the amount of $237.00. Believing that liability exists on the part of the respondent, and that the damages are reasonable, the Court is of the opinion to and does make an award of $237.00 to the claimant.

Award of $237.00.  