2003-Ohio-7311
Case No. 2003-11194-AD.Court of Claims of Ohio.
Filed December 17, 2003.
Gregory Douville, #408-200, 1150 N. Main Street, Mansfield, Ohio 44903, for Plaintiff, Pro se.
Margaret Bradshaw, Warden, Mansfield Correctional Institution, 1150 North Main Street, Mansfield, Ohio 44903, for Defendant.
MEMORANDUM DECISION {¶ 1} The Court finds that:
{¶ 2} 1) On November 3, 2003, plaintiff, Gregory Douville, filed a complaint against defendant, Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, alleging defendant’s negligence caused loss of his cassette player. Plaintiff seeks damages in the amount of $41.95, plus the $25.00 filing fee;
{¶ 3} 2) On November 3, 2003, defendant filed an investigation report admitting liability and acknowledging plaintiff suffered damages in the amount of $41.95;
{¶ 4} 3) On November 3, 2003, plaintiff submitted the filing fee.
{¶ 5} The Court concludes that:
{¶ 6} 1) I find, by a preponderance of the evidence, negligence by defendant has been shown. Baisden v. Southern Ohio Correctional Facility (1977), 76-0617-AD; Stewart v. Ohio National Guard (1979), 78-0342-AD;
{¶ 7} 2) Plaintiff has suffered damages in the amount of $41.95, plus the $25.00 filing fee, which may be reimbursed as compensable damages pursuant to the holding in Bailey v. Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (1990), 62 Ohio Misc.2d 19.
{¶ 8} Having considered all the evidence in the claim file and, for the reasons set forth in the memorandum decision filed concurrently herewith, judgment is rendered in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $66.95, which includes the filing fee. Court costs shall be absorbed by the court. The clerk shall serve upon all parties notice of this judgment and its date of entry upon the journal.