Legal Opinion

Kryger v. Dokken

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided April 16, 1986No. 15159PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FOSHEIM, Chief Justice.

This appeal is taken by Plaintiff Elmer C. Kryger (Appellant) from an order and judgment entered in favor of Defendant Sigrid P. Dokken (Appellee). We affirm.

The facts are essentially undisputed. On June 10, 1984, Appellee held a public auction on her property for the sale of personal property. She marked sunken areas on neighboring lots with red flags to avoid possible accidents. However, Appellant stepped through 10 to 12 inches of sod into an abandoned well on Appellee’s property. As a consequence, he was injured with some anticipated permanent disability. Ap-pellee…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Wilson v. Great Northern Railway CompanySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1968
  2. Waggoner v. Midwestern Development, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1967
  3. Stenholtz v. ModicaSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Blumhardt v. HartungSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Norris v. CHICAGO, M., ST. P. & PR CO.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1952

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Parker v. Casa Del Rey-Rapid City, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Tipton v. Town of TaborSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Janis v. Nash Finch Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 2010
  4. Locke v. GELLHAUSSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2010
  5. Jackson v. Van BuskirkSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1988

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