Legal Opinion
Snodgrass v. Nelson
District Court, D. South Dakota
Decided January 11, 1974No. Civ. 72-1038PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
BOGUE, District Judge.
This is a wrongful death action which was tried to the Court. It arises out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred at a point approximately four miles south of Redfield in Spink County, South Dakota, on January 24, 1972, at approximately 2:00 p. m. As a result of this accident, Michael Snodgrass was killed. The action is brought for the benefit of his surviving wife and three year old child.
On the afternoon and evening of Friday, January 21, 1972, it started raining in an extensive area in South Dakota. The location of the accident, the subject of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Bartlett v. GreggSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1958
- Crabb v. WadeSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1969
- Corey v. KocerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1972
- Weeks v. Prostrollo Sons, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1969
- Norman v. CummingsSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1951
3Cited by3 opinions
- Constance Snodgrass, as Special Administratrix of the Estate of Michael P. Snodgrass, Deceased v. Wayne Lee NelsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Bethel v. JanisDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 1984
- Fred Brosnahan v. Western Air Lines, Inc., and Delta Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989