Legal Opinion
Petersen v. Dacy
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided June 19, 1996No. 19388PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GILBERTSON, Justice.
[¶ 1] Sharon Petersen appeals the partial summary judgment granted to Defendants in a defamation and slander action brought by Petersen. We affirm.
*92FACTS AND PROCEDURE
[¶ 2] Sharon Petersen worked as a clerk at Mr. G’s, a convenience store/gas station, from October 1991 to May 17, 1994. Petersen’s duties at Mr. G’s required her to sell scratch lottery tickets to the store’s customers. On May 17, 1994, Petersen was terminated from her job at Mr. G’s by Cheryl Cerny, the store manager. Cerny discharged Petersen in Cerny’s office, alone and with the door closed, after Petersen…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Uken v. SloatSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1980
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