Legal Opinion
Peterson v. Spink Electric Cooperative, Inc.
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided June 10, 1998No. NonePublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GILBERTSON, Justice.
[¶ 1.] Bradley Peterson (Bradley) appeals from a grant of summary judgment in favor of Spink Cooperative Inc. (Spink). We affirm.
*590FACTS AND PROCEDURE
[¶ 2.] During the summer of 1990, Bradley’s father, Floyd Peterson (Floyd), experienced problems with a 110 volt motor which supplied power to an auger used to unload grain from a bin on his farm. The motor had been blowing fuses. Floyd was not able to determine the source of the problem so he replaced the original 110 volt motor with a 220 volt motor. A 220 volt extension cord was “pig tied” to the 220 volt motor and plugged…
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- Morgan v. BaldwinSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
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