Legal Opinion

Gilkyson v. Wheelchair Express, Inc.

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided May 13, 1998No. NonePublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GILBERTSON, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Wheelchair Express, Incorporated (Wheelchair Express) appeals the trial court’s denial of its motion for new trial and judgment notwithstanding the verdict in a personal injury suit commenced after a single vehicle automobile accident in which Blake Gilkyson was a passenger. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

[¶ 2.] On February 6,1995, Blake Gilkyson (Gilkyson), a 68-year-old veteran of the Navy, was a wheelchair passenger in a specially-equipped van owned and operated by Wheelchair Express. The van was traveling south from Sioux Falls to Vermillion, South Dakota, along…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Sabag v. Continental South DakotaSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Kuper v. Lincoln-Union Electric Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Stoltz v. StonecypherSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1983
  4. Miller v. HernandezSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Bridge v. Karl's, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1995

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3Cited by25 opinions

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  4. Mattson v. RachettoSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Rogen v. MonsonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2000

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