Legal Opinion
Weins v. Sporleder
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided September 3, 1997No. NonePublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMUNDSON, Justice.
[¶ 1] Jim Weins and Mac Meyer (often collectively referred to as Weins) asserted a claim for misappropriation of a trade secret against Robert Sporleder (Sporleder), Merle Van Liere and En-R-G Max, Inc. (often collectively referred to as Van Liere), and a contract action against Sporleder. During the trial, Weins amended his complaint to assert various tort claims against Sporleder, Van Liere, and En-R-G Max, Inc. Each claim was submitted to the jury. A verdict was returned in favor of Weins for compensatory and punitive damages. The trial court later found that the tort…
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