Legal Opinion
Eite v. RAPID CITY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT 51-4
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided September 5, 2007No. 24178PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEIERHENRY, Justice.
[¶ 1.] Bernard Eite (Eite) filed a petition for workers’ compensation benefits after he suffered his third back injury while working as a custodian for the Rapid City School District (the District). After extensive expert testimony, the Department of Labor denied Eite’s petition for permanent and total disability benefits under the odd-lot doctrine. Eite appeals and we reverse.
FACTS
[¶ 2.] Eite is fifty-eight years old and came to the Rapid City area from England in 1985. Eite received his education in England during the 1950’s. Eite stated that he “finished” school at age…
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