Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Watson
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided December 10, 2003No. NonePublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GILBERTSON, Chief Justice.
[¶ 1.] On September 18, 2001, Brian Watson (Brian) was killed when a vehicle struck him while he was helping a motorist change a tire by the side of the road. Eventually, Brian’s estate reached a wrongful death settlement with the driver of the vehicle involved in the accident. Upon petition of Joan Watson (Joan), Brian’s mother, a circuit court undertook the task of equitably dividing the settlement between Joan and Calvin Watson (Calvin), Brian’s father. The circuit court found Joan had a reasonable expectation of support from Brian but Calvin, with whom Brian had…
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