Chittum v. Regional Jail & Correctional Facility Authority

21 Ct. Cl. 134

• Court: West Virginia Court of Claims
• Decided: December 2, 1996
• Docket: CC-96-487
• Status: Published

Opinion

PER CURIAM;

This claim was submitted for decision based upon the allegations in the Notice of Claim and the respondent’s Answer.

The claimant seeks an award of $458.30 for various items of personal property which he surrendered to a guard when he entered the South Central Regional Jail. When the claimant was released, the items were not returned to him.

In its Answer, the respondent admits the validity of the claim in the amount of $458.30.

The Court, having reviewed the facts in this claim, has determined that a bailment existed and that the respondent failed to return personal property belonging to the claimant when it was in respondent’s care and custody. The Court also has determined that $458.30 is fair and reasonable to compensate the claimant for his loss.

Accordingly, the Court makes an award to the claimant in the amount of $458.30.

Award of $458.30.