Legal Opinion
Hoaas v. Griffiths
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided March 22, 2006No. 23716, 23725PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*63MEIERHENRY, Justice.
[¶ 1.] Plaintiff Harry A. Hoaas (Hoaas) brought this action against Defendant Larry D. Griffiths (Griffiths) to recover his share of corporate assets. On the issue of Griffiths’ liability, the trial court entered summary judgment in favor of Hoaas; the amount owed, $58,447.20, was undisputed. The remaining issues were tried to a jury. The jury was to decide whether Hoaas was entitled to punitive damages and whether Hoaas misappropriated funds from the corporation and, if so, what amount. The jury found that Hoaas misappropriated funds in the amount of $68,850, but granted…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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