Legal Opinion
Dairyland Insurance Co. v. Wyant
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided September 4, 1991No. 17412PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SABERS, Justice.
Insurer appeals from a summary judgment requiring it to pay the punitive damages awarded against its insured.
Facts
On the afternoon of January 8, 1988, following a morning of heavy drinking by Sharon Wyant, her vehicle crossed the median of an interstate highway and struck the vehicle of Ian Flockhart which was traveling in the opposite direction. A jury awarded Flockhart $15,516.70 in compensatory damages and $30,000 in punitive damages. The background facts are set forth more fully in Flockhart v. Wyant, 467 N.W.2d 473 (S.D.1991), which upheld the award of punitive damages…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ambassador Insurance Company v. MontesSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1978
- Breen v. Dakota Gear & Joint Co., Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1988
- Flockhart v. WyantSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
- City of Fort Pierre v. United Fire & Casualty Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
- Koeniguer v. EckrichSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1988
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Alverson v. Northwestern National Casualty Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
- American Family Mutual Insurance Co. v. ElliotSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
- American Family Insurance Group v. RobnikSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2010
- Holmes v. Wegman Oil Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1992
- Wyman v. Terry Schulte Chevrolet, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1998
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