Anderson v. Lale

216 N.W.2d 152 (1974)

Darrell C. ANDERSON, Special Administrator of the Estate of Denise Anderson, Deceased, Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

Pete LALE, Defendant and Appellant.

No. 11002.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

March 19, 1974.

Morman & Smit, Sturgis, for plaintiff and respondent.

Costello, Porter, Hill, Banks & Nelson, Rapid City, for defendant and appellant.

DOYLE, Justice.

This is an action for wrongful death pursuant to SDCL 21-5. The decedent was a seven-year-old girl who was fatally injured in an automobile-pedestrian accident in Butte County, South Dakota, on September 16, 1969. The action…