Beach v. Coisman
South Dakota Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
ZINTER, Justice.
[¶ 1.] This case involves a grandchildren visitation disagreement between a father and maternal grandparents. The grandparents were unhappy with the father’s restrictions on visitation, and they filed a petition for a broader visitation plan. At the close of the grandparents’ case-in-chief, the circuit court granted father’s motion for a judgment as a matter of law and motion for attorney’s fees. We affirm.
Facts and Procedural History
[¶ 2.] David and Becky Coisman married and lived in Rapid City. Becky’s parents, Ellen and Keith Beach, lived on a ranch in Montana. In the…
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