Legal Opinion

Artz v. Meyers

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided December 22, 1999No. NonePublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AMUNDSON, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Edwin Artz appeals the trial court’s submission of the “Legal Excuse” instruction to the jury and denial of Artz’s motion for a new trial. We affirm.

FACTS

[¶2.] On January 9, 1996, Edwin Artz (Artz) reported for work to the Rapid City bus barn.1 Artz noticed icy spots on Nemo Road as he proceeded west on his bus route. Approximately nine miles west of Rapid City on Nemo Road, Artz met an eastbound Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Cindy Meyers (Meyers). Meyers had traveled only one mile from her home when she met Artz’s school bus coming around a curve on Nemo Road near…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Herndon v. HerndonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Kuper v. Lincoln-Union Electric Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Bauman v. AuchSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Dartt v. BerghorstSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Chambers v. Dakotah Charter, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1992

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. State v. MattsonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2005
  2. State v. AesophSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2002
  3. Johnson v. ArmfieldSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2003
  4. Burhenn v. Dennis Supply Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 2004
  5. Baddou v. HallSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2008

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