Legal Opinion
Overfield v. American Underwriters Life Insurance Co.
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided July 26, 2000No. NonePublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMUNDSON, Justice.
[¶ 3.] Dorothy Overfield (Dorothy) appeals the trial court’s refusal to give her proposed jury instructions regarding ambiguity. We affirm.
FACTS
[¶ 4.] Craig Overfield (Craig) was employed by the City of Sioux Falls, South Dakota (City) as superintendent of the light department. On September 13, 1994, as part of his upcoming retirement, Craig was required by his retirement package with City to undergo an extensive physical. Craig had suffered from high blood pressure since the early 1970’s and had been taking blood pressure medication. The physical examination revealed that…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Julson v. Federated Mutual Insurance Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
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