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Williams v. Wessington Twp.

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided May 12, 1944No. File No. 8657PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRoberts, J.

This is an appeal from a judgment recovered against Wessington Township, Beadle County, for damages arising from injuries sustained on account of a defect in a secondary road over which plaintiff was traveling shortly after midnight on May 3, 1941, in an automobile driven by her husband. They ran into a washout in an approach to a bridge and plaintiff sustained personal injuries.

Counties and townships, being quasi corporations, are not liable in the absence of statute imposing liability for injuries caused by defective highways. Robinson v. Minnehaha County, 65 S. D. 628, 277 N. W. 324. The…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Schuler v. City of MobridgeSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1921
  2. Jensen v. JuulSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1938
  3. Smith v. City of YanktonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1909
  4. Bailey v. Lawrence CountySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1894
  5. Hanigan v. Minnehaha CountySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1924

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Conway v. HumbertSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1966
  2. Parham v. Dell Rapids Township in Minnehaha CountySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1963
  3. Jerauld County v. Saint Paul-Mercury Indemnity Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1955
  4. Orrison v. City of Rapid CitySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1956
  5. Zens v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailroadSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1986

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