Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Sully County
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided June 6, 2001No. NonePublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGilbertson, Justice
[¶ 1.] Harry and Kay Thomas, and Lowell and Catherine West (Plaintiffs) sued Sully County (County) claiming damages to their fences. A jury returned a verdict in favor of County. The trial court entered judgment on the verdict, from which Plaintiffs have appealed. We affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
[¶ 2.] Plaintiffs are landowners in Sully County, South Dakota. During the winter of 1996-97, Sully County received nearly seven feet of snow. By January of 1997, County’s normal snow removal equipment could no longer move the large amounts of hard packed snow that had accumulated along the roadside. In…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Bland v. Davison CountySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1993
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