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Zens v. Harrison

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided October 25, 1995No. 19022PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KONENKAMP, Justice.

Jim Zens severely injured his hand when he fell while reshingling Lauren Harrison’s roof. Zens sued. At trial the jury found for Harris on. Zens appeals complaining his expert should have been allowed to testify that Harrison was negligent. We affirm.

Facts

Zens and Harrison were friends and often went fishing and hunting together. On the day of the accident, Zens asked Harrison to go fishing, but Harrison declined because he was reshingling his roof. Zens agreed to help with the project. 1 Harrison instructed Zens to remove the old shingles and throw them into a disposal…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. State v. WernerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1992
  2. State v. BawdonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Roger Charter, Individually and as Assignee v. William J. Chleborad, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
  4. State v. HansonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
  5. State v. OlesenSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1989

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. State v. GuthrieSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2001
  2. Burley v. Kytec Innovative Sports Equipment, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 2007
  3. Bland v. Davison CountySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Robbins v. BuntrockSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
  5. State v. RaymondSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1995

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