Legal Opinion
Thomas v. St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided September 12, 1979No. 12290PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Justice (on reassignment).
ACTION
This is an action in tort wherein father and son, Patrick Thomas and Howard Thomas (respondents), sued St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church (appellant), for damages totaling $151,950 for injuries Howard Thomas sustained while playing basketball in St. Mary’s High School gymnasium. A jury returned a verdict in favor of respondents and against appellant for $125,000. For purposes of convenience and clarity, respondents will be referred to as Thomas and appellant will be referred to as St. Mary’s. St. Mary’s now appeals this verdict. We affirm.
FACTS
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2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Stenholtz v. ModicaSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1978
- Peters v. HoisingtonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1949
- Weidner v. LinebackSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1966
- Miller v. Baken Park, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1970
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