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B-189696 1 (1978-01-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadfnp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: WAS. THE COMPTROLLER SIMERAL DECISIDN OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGT ON, K,,C. 20G 40 FILE: B-189696 DATE: JAN 6 1978 MATTER OF: - B Suddath Van Lines, le. OiGEST: S41 1. The meaeure of dangen when the loss on an item is not total ir ordinarily the reasonable coat of repairs necessary to put t ie item in as Lood a conditio as it wan before damage facurred. See cases cited. 2. In determing the coat of repairs, the bent evidence in E paid bill of repair, or an entinate of repair coat, submitted by u reputable repairman or dealer, Sea Army Regulation AR 27-20, ch. 11-15 (September 1976); 32 C.F.R. 536.7 (1976). Suddath Van LineR, Inc. (Suddath), claims 1l64.55, part of an amnnt whih veae deducted by the UN, Army Finance F. Mecounting Center frou amounts otherwise payable to Suddath to t.alpennoute the Government as subrogee for damagea to a shipment of honwshold goods owned by a vember of the nilitary. Under Government bill of Lading Ho. K-2677799, dated Apnil 23, 1975, Suddoth transported brinnehold go.A4 owned by Captain Richard S. Rogers it from Fort Banning, Georgia, to Pollock, Louiinas. Tk: goods vare deliverad to Captain Rogers' residance o.: -ire 5, 1973, and exceptione wru tatce to certain items. On June 18, 1975, noti- icatit of further loss and damage was ent to Suddath clung with an invitation to inopoet the damage sustained. A Government claims emeuiner inopected the damage on July 28, 1975. Suddath chcce not to We. un independont investigation. Iv October 175 the zombar's claiM aginut the Government A octtled for $748.83 and the Government therty became subrogated to the member's claim against Sudath. Daso ' ,-k 'overnment's evaluation and on the Y;elenaed valuation clause In the - atragt of transporta- tion, the sembar's c7aim against Suddath was reduced to 4260.55. Several demando were made on Suddth whih finally offered to settle the claim for $164.55, an offer which wan rejected. When aftor an oxchange of 3orreepondene Suddath rujed to pay the Govprnment'a claim of $260.35, it wan deducted from mWonee ctherwien due the carriAr. Suddath now claims a refund of $164.55.

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