Depta ex rel. Depta v. Division of Highways

Claimants brought this action for damages related to an incident that occurred when 8 year old Andrea Depta (hereafter referred to as Andrea) fell off a bridge over Buffalo Creek near Kistler in Logan County. The bridge is maintained by respondent. The Court is of the opinion to make an award in this claim for the reasons more fully stated below.

The incident giving rise to this claim occurred on August 25, 2001. Claimant Andrea Depta, who had celebrated her 8th birthday about a month before the time of the accident, was standing on her bicycle on the bridge over Buffalo Creek looking for…