West Virginia Court of Claims February 9, 1970, No. D-248 (Beranak v. State Road Commission)

DUCKER, JUDGE:

Claimant alleges damages in the amount of $149.51, which amount represents the cost of replacing the windshield of his automobile which was struck by a hot welding rod falling on it from the top of the Kanawha City Bridge in Charleston, where State Road Commission employees were working on July 29, 1969 when claimant drove his Cadillac sedan automobile across the bridge.