Voet v. Lampert Lumber Co.

In this action Mildred E. Voet, special administrator of the estate of her husband Gerhard J. Voet, deceased, seeks to recover damages for her husband’s death. The material facts are not in serious dispute. The defendant Lampert Lumber Company owns and operates a lumber yard in the City of Aberdeen. The defendant had not complied with the South Dakota Workmen’s Compensation Act, had not provided the insurance therein required, and had not exempted itself from the provisions of said Act. Several years ago the defendant constructed a building and Gerhard J. Voet was employed, by the contractor…