Legal Opinion
Foltz v. Warner Transportation
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided May 25, 1994No. 18372PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WUEST, Justice.
John Foltz (Foltz) appeals from the circuit court’s judgment affirming the Department of Labor’s (Department) denial of workers’ compensation benefits. We reverse.
FACTS
On February 19, 1990, John Foltz (Foltz) was involved in an accident while employed by Warner Transportation (Warner). Foltz was a thirty-two year old over-the-road truck driver with a ninth grade education. The accident occurred in the mountains of California following a snowstorm. An automobile pulled in front of another Warner truck just ahead of the truck Foltz was driving; the first Warner truck hit its…
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