Kea v. Keys

ROBERTS, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. The Simpson County Circuit Court sua sponte scheduled a hearing to determine which party was entitled to receive personal property that had been maintained as evidence by the Simpson County Sheriffs Department. The personal property — primarily collectibles and other items that had been obtained overseas— had been delivered to the Simpson County Sheriffs Department by Robert Keys. Robert’s widow, Lisa Keys, and his father, Albert Kea, each claimed that they were entitled to receive all of the property at issue. State Farm claimed that it was entitled to receive…