Legal Opinion
Schaffer v. Spicer
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided February 15, 1974No. 11018PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBiegelmeier, Chief Justice
(on reassignment).
The complaint in this action seeks to recover damages alleged to have resulted from a breach of duty of a confidential physician-patient relationship. From summary judgment granted to the defendant the plaintiff appeals.
On July 16, 1965, the plaintiff herein, Betty Schaffer, was granted a divorce from Virgil Dornbusch. Pursuant to the divorce decree, Betty was given custody of their three children. On September 8, 1966, the circuit court of Brown County entered an order approving an agreement between Virgil and Betty allowing Virgil to have custody of the children until…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Wilson v. Great Northern Railway CompanySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1968
- Hammonds v. Aetna Casualty & Surety CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1965
- ALEXANDER v. KnightSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Quarles v. SutherlandTennessee Supreme Court · 1965
- Smith v. DriscollWashington Supreme Court · 1917
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Moses v. McWilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- People in Interest of DKSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1976
- Schutterle v. SchutterleSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1977
- Logan v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1978
- William Janklow v. Newsweek, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
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