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B-198561 1 (1980-12-24)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaditj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION . OF THE UNITED STATES \4 : WASHINGTON, D. C. 20548 F: FILE: B-198561 DATE: December 24, 1980 MATTER DIGEST: OF: Richard G. Martello - Transportation of Household Goods - Excess Weight Employee may not be relieved of liability for cost of shipping household goods in excess of statutory amount of 11,000 pounds. Question whether and to what extent authorized weights have been ex- ,ceeded is question of fact for administrative determination and will not be questioned in absence of evidence showing it to be clearly in error. Record contains two official weight certificates and lack of official stamp and weigh station's record of weighing 9 months later does not clearly indicate one of the certificates is in error where certificate contains GBL number, em- ployee's name, stamped name of carrier, and initials of weighing station employee. Burden of proof is on claimant to estab- lish liability of United States and claimant's right to payment. Mr. Richard G. Martello, a former civilian employee of the Department of the Army, requests reconsideration of his alleged indebtedness of $391.54 for excess costs incurred in the shipment of his household goods on October 24, 1973, from Chicago, Illinois, to Davenport, Iowa, incident to his official change of station. The indebtedness was sustained by our Claims Division in its settlement of June 27, 1977 (Z-2616397). The.issue presented is whether Mr. Martello has presented evidence sufficient to cast doubt on the verac- ity of a certified weight certificate. We do not think that Mr. Martello has met this burden. The record shows that Mr. Martello's household goods were shipped from Chicago, Illinois, to Davenport, Iowa, I Vio02. 2

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