Loss of 130,000 yuan due to a valve cover

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December 27, 2016, 07:32. Source: Anhui Business Daily. Authors: Chen Yang, Tao Wei. On the evening of April 12 this year, at 7 p.m., Wang Yuqin, a resident of Hefei, tripped over a valve cover while passing by Xinghua Park on Mengcheng Road and was hospitalized for several days. Afterward, the elderly man’s family worked hard to determine who owned the valve cover. Following our newspaper’s report, the owner of the valve cover came forward. Yesterday, the reporter learned from the family of the elderly Wang Yuqin that an agreement has been reached, with the party in possession of the valve cover rights to pay a total compensation of 130,000 yuan. At 7 p.m. on April 12, 68-year-old Wang Yuqin tripped on a sidewalk in Mengcheng. Hospital tests revealed a comminuted fracture of her patella, and she underwent surgery; the medical expenses for just a few days amounted to over 30,000 yuan. It is understood that what tripped the elderly person was an iron valve cover \"hidden\" on the sidewalk, protruding 3 centimeters above the ground. It is puzzling that the family has been unable to locate the owner of the valve cover for so long. On April 22, after our newspaper reported on the experiences of the elderly woman Wang Yuqin, the local municipal authorities got involved, striving to track down the entity that owned the valve cover in question. Unfortunately, the workers dug two meters down but found nothing. On May 5th, the owner of a valve cover could not be found, which caused great distress to the injured person and their family. The local municipal authorities also contacted several organizations, all of which were informed that the valve cover did not belong to them. Fortunately, at that moment, staff from a company named Anhui Shenglong Engineering Survey Co., Ltd. showed up, took responsibility by admitting that the valve cover belonged to their company, and brought 20,000 yuan as an apology gift to the elderly man. On December 24, the elderly Wang Yuqin and the party in possession of the valve cover rights reached an agreement on compensation. After identifying the property owner, the two parties engaged in a protracted negotiation over compensation issues for over half a year. Mr. Sheng, Wang Yuqin’s spouse, said that the two parties were at an impasse over some details of the compensation agreement, which delayed the payment until the second half of the year. Fortunately, the parties finally reached an agreement on the compensation issue recently and signed the agreement. “The other party agreed to pay a total of 130,000 yuan; more than 50,000 yuan remains to be paid by January 31, 2017. ” Haichuan Pump and Valve Group