Legal Opinion

Marnette v. Morgan

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided May 13, 1992No. 17433PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHenderson, Justice

(on reassignment).

NATURE OF ACTION/PARTIES/HOLDING

This appeal centers around a very minor accident. For purposes of clarity and convenience, we shall refer to James Marnette Plaintiff/Appellant, as Marnette. We refer to Stephan Thomas Morgan, defendant, ap-pellee, as Morgan. Marnette was awarded $924.39. He appeals this award based upon an alleged evidentiary error.

Determining there was no abuse of discretion by the trial court in disallowing testimony from a vocational expert, wé affirm.

FACTS

On March 6, 1985, Marnette was injured when the vehicle in which he was a passenger was involved in…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Stormo v. StrongSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Miller v. StevensSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1934
  3. Alberts v. Mutual Service Casualty Insurance Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1963
  4. Klatt v. Continental Insurance Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Weidner v. LinebackSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1966

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Caldwell v. John Morrell & Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1992
  2. State v. OsterSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Nelson v. Nelson Cattle Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
  4. In Re the Estate of DokkenSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2000
  5. Shippen v. ParrottSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1993

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