Case Name: DONALD R. HOGSETT vs. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Court: West Virginia Court of Claims
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
Decision Date: 1983-02-16
Citations: 14 Ct. Cl. 400
Docket Number: CC-83-16
Parties: DONALD R. HOGSETT vs. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Judges: 
Reporter: Report of the West Virginia Court of Claims
Volume: 14
Pages: 400–401

Head Matter:
Opinion issued February 16, 1983
DONALD R. HOGSETT vs. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
(CC-83-16)
No appearance by claimant.
Henry C. Bias, Jr., Deputy Attorney General, for respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
This claim was submitted upon the allegations of the Notice of Claim and the respondent's Answer.
The claimant was admitted to Huntington State Hospital on December 19, 1982 at 3:00 a.m. He had in his possession a new jacket, which was on his bed when he went to sleep. When the claimant woke up, the jacket, valued at $60.00, was missing. An investigation failed to locate the jacket. The respondent in its Answer admits the validity of the claim and requests the claim be honored. In view of the foregoing, the Court makes an award to the claimant in the amount of $60.00.
Award of $60.00.