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WASSICK v. DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY

No. 20460.

417 S.E.2d 651 (1992)

John WASSICK, Jr., Plaintiff Below, Appellee, v. WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, Defendant Below, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided May 15, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Angotti and David J. Straface, Angotti & Straface, Morgantown, for appellee.

William E. Galeota, Morgantown, for appellant.

PER CURIAM:

The West Virginia Department of Public Safety (DPS) appeals from an order by the Circuit Court of Monongalia County which set aside a jury verdict in favor of the DPS and granted a new trial. The plaintiff below, John Wassick, Jr., alleged that the DPS had negligently damaged a number of slot machines it had seized from him. The circuit court was of the view that the jury should have found liability and noted that it could have directed a verdict for the...

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