Legal Opinion
Ray v. Downes
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided April 22, 1998No. NonePublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GILBERTSON, Justice.
[¶ 1] On October 16, 1995 Donald Ray (Ray) was injured in a farm accident when a semi-tractor/trailer rolled over his legs while he was attempting to position an auger under a trailer to unload crops into a large storage bin. Ray then brought a negligence action against his employer, the owner of the farm. He also sued the custom harvester hired by his employer and the custom harvester’s driver. Ray’s wife, Levena Ray, joined in the suit by submitting a loss of consortium claim. The trial court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment after finding, as a matter of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Garcia v. City of South TucsonCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1981
- Boever v. South Dakota Board of AccountancySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1995
- Graham v. StateSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1982
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