Case Name: ROGER K. CLAY vs. BOARD OF REGENTS
Court: West Virginia Court of Claims
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
Decision Date: 1982-12-07
Citations: 14 Ct. Cl. 300
Docket Number: CC-82-123
Parties: ROGER K. CLAY vs. BOARD OF REGENTS
Judges: 
Reporter: Report of the West Virginia Court of Claims
Volume: 14
Pages: 300–300

Head Matter:
Opinion issued December 7, 1982
ROGER K. CLAY vs. BOARD OF REGENTS
(CC-82-123)
Claimant appeared in person.
Henry C. Bias, Jr., Deputy Attorney General, for respondent.

Opinion:
WALLACE, JUDGE:
On Monday, April 23, 1982, claimant returned to his dormitory room at Marshall University after a weekend in Tennessee. He discovered that his cassette deck was missing. The loss was reported to campus security. Upon investigation, no evidence of breaking and entering could be found. Claimant seeks $329.00, the purchase price of the cassette deck.
Under cross-examination, claimant testified that whoever entered his room did so with a pass key. He also said that "there was nothing they [the State] could have done" to prevent his loss. There is no evidence of negligence on the part of the University officials in maintaining proper security for the dormitory.
Claim disallowed.