Legal Opinion
Gross v. Kouf
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided June 13, 1984No. 14380, 14399 and 14445PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUNN, Justice.
This is an appeal from orders of the trial court in a wrongful conversion action. We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.
The plaintiff, William Gross (Gross), was the owner of a 1976 Chevrolet automobile. Because of damage to the vehicle, Gross hired Terry Durham to repair it. Durham operated a body shop in Hayti, South Dakota, in a building leased from defendant Roger Kouf (Kouf). Near the end of July of 1980, Durham vacated the building, leaving Gross’ vehicle on the premises. Kouf removed the automobile from the building and took it to his auto salvage business in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hulstein v. Meilman Food Industries, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1980
- Black v. GardnerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1982
- Ackerman v. BurgardSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1961
- Overvaag v. City of Dell Rapids, S.D.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1982
- Stene v. HillgrenSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1958
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Don M. Davis, as of the Estate of Ethlyn M. Davis, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Matter of Estate of O'KeefeSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1998
- Clarke v. ClarkeSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1988
- Vreugdenhil v. First Bank of South Dakota, N.A.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
- Anderson v. SomersSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
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