Legal Opinion
Moran v. Reed
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided December 11, 1985No. 16460PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEELY, Justice.
On 2 May 1982 James Reed stole Fred Moran’s twelve foot Sears V-boat. This unlawful act has been the father of two legal proceedings. In the first, a criminal prosecution against Mr. Reed, the Circuit Court of Taylor County found Mr. Reed guilty of a felony and awarded Mr. Moran $270.00 for compensatory and punitive damages under W. Va. Code 61-11A-4 [1984] (otherwise known as the “Victim Protection Act of 1984”). 1 Subsequently, Mr. Moran brought a civil suit seeking additional compensatory and punitive damages. The Circuit Court of Taylor County dismissed Mr. Moran’s…
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