Legal Opinion
Layton v. Chase
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided August 11, 1966No. File 10260PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSON, Judge.
In this action for abuse of legal process plaintiff, Jean. Layton, was awarded a verdict of $500 compensatory and $3,500 exemplary damages. Defendant appeals from the judgment.
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to plaintiff it appears that on May 17, 1963 she and her husband, Harvey Layton, moved their trailer house into a trailer court in Rapid City owned and operated by defendant, Art Chase. The Laytons had seven children. Their youngest child was born in October 1963 and except for this period Mrs. Layton was steadily employed as a waitress.
Harvey Layton had a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Quaranto v. SilvermanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1963
- Ammons v. Jet Credit Sales, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1962
- March v. CacioppoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1962
- Just v. Martin Bros. Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1916
- Ingalls v. ChristophersonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1908
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