Velez v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr.

Citations

• 2020 Ohio 2932

Syllabus

Plaintiff filed an action against the defendant to recover damages for lost property items, including hair trimmers, plastic jug, two power strips, legal work, and commissar items. Plaintiff seeks damages in the amount of $418.10. Initially, the deputy clerk issued judgment in favor of defendant. However, upon a motion for court review, the court reversed and remanded the case to the deputy clerk for further proceedings. Upon additional review of the file, the deputy clerk found that plaintiff suffered the loss of his commissary items purchased shortly before he was place in segregation and he also suffered the loss of a plastic jug. Although the plaintiff claimed more in damages for additional missing property, the deputy clerk did not rely on plaintiff's valuation of his missing property to prove damages absent any additional proof. Therefore, judgment was entered in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $209.79.