Hofer v. Redstone Feeders, LLC

GILBERTSON, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1.]. Donny Hofer (Hofer) filed a workers’ compensation action against Red-stone Feeders, L.L.C. (Redstone). The parties exchanged discovery and Redstone filed a motion for summary judgment. Finding no disputes of material fact, the circuit court granted the motion. The circuit court held that Hofer was a farm or agricultural laborer under SDCL 62-3-15(2), and thus exempt from workers’ compensation. Hofer appeals the grant of the motion for summary judgment. We affirm.

Background

[¶ 2.] Appellant Donny Hofer was born January 17, 1956. He.was raised 12 miles north of…