Legal Opinion
Ballard v. Happy Jack's Supper Club
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided June 15, 1988No. 15649PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Justice.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY/ISSUES ON APPEAL
Monica Ballard (Appellant) initiated a negligence action against Happy Jack’s Supper Club and the partners (O’Malleys) who owned it, after her husband, Leo Ballard (Ballard), now deceased, fell in the Club’s parking lot, breaking both of his arms. A jury trial was held in the circuit court for Yankton County. Verdict was returned for the defendants. Appellant alleges error below, creating two issues on appeal:(1) The refusal of the trial court to supplement jury instructions concerning a landowner’s duty of care toward a business invitee;…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Jones v. MilesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Stenholtz v. ModicaSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1978
- Mitchell v. AnkneySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1986
- Wolf v. GraberSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1981
- Celanese Corporation of America and Federal Insurance Company v. Vandalia Warehouse CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by23 opinions
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