Blumhardt v. Hartung

FOSHEIM, Justice.

The plaintiff, Reinhold Blumhardt, seeks damages for injuries he sustained while working at the construction site of a grain elevator in Tulare, South Dakota. His wife, Alice Blumhardt, alleges loss of consortium resulting from these injuries. Worker’s compensation benefits have been received. This action was for recovery against persons other than the employer under the South Dakota Worker’s Compensation Law.1 Defendants P. A. Hartung, Roy Kelsey and I. F. Hartung were officers of defendant Hartung Construction Company and defendant Leonard Mayer was the company foreman on…