Harper v. Division of Corrections

Claimant brought this action to recover damages to personal property which occurred when an escapee from the Huttonsville Correctional Center, a facility of the respondent, broke into claimant’s retirement home. Claimant and his wife discovered that an escapee had broken into their home approximately one week after the incident occurred. The damages included the theft of various canned food, stolen clothing, the cost to repair a broken window, and stolen money for a total claim of $272.38.

Respondent, although admitting that the escape occurred, denies the claim.

Claimant’s testimony…