
    
      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.
   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.  