Case Name: STEVEN W. ADKINS VS. DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS
Court: West Virginia Court of Claims
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
Decision Date: 1993-12-17
Citations: 20 Ct. Cl. 29
Docket Number: CC-92-248
Parties: STEVEN W. ADKINS VS. DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS
Judges: 
Reporter: Report of the West Virginia Court of Claims
Volume: 20
Pages: 29–30

Head Matter:
OPINION ISSUED DECEMBER 17, 1993
STEVEN W. ADKINS VS. DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS
(CC-92-248)
Claimant represents self.
Larry M. Bonham, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
This claim was submitted for decision based upon the allegations in the Notice of Claim and the respondent's Amended Answer.
Claimant seeks recovery for the replacement of a ring that was lost while claimant was an inmate at the West Virginia State Penitentiary at Moundsville, West Virginia, a facility of the respondent.
The respondent admits the validity and amount of the claim and further states that the ring belonging to the claimant was misplaced by a correctional officer. Respondent does not have a fiscal method for compensating the claimant.
The Court, having reviewed the Petition and Amended Answer in this claim, has determined that claimant suffered a loss as a result of the negligence of the part of the respondent. The Court is of the opinion that $150.00 is the fair and reasonable value of the personal property of the claimant.
In view of the foregoing, the Court makes an award to the claimant in the amount of $150.00.
Award of $150.00.