Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Summers
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided August 13, 1997No. NonePublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SABERS, Justice.
[¶ 1.] Personal injury action was dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. We reverse.
FACTS
[¶ 2.] On September 4, 1993, Charles Summers was piloting a hot air balloon in an instructional flight over Rapid City, accompanied by flight student Matt McCormick. At about 8:25 a.m., Summers attempted to land the balloon in a public recreational area of Rapid City’s flood plain known as the “green-way.” Marvin Thompson, also a hot air balloon pilot, was at the greenway and recognized the balloon as one he sold to Summers. As Thompson observed Summers’…
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