Legal Opinion
Stene v. Hillgren
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided September 3, 1959No. 9752-aPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHanson, P. J.
Plaintiff seeks both compensatory and punitive damages in this action for an alleged malicious assault and battery. The action has been twice tried to a jury and is here for the second time on appeal. On the first trial the jury awarded plaintiff a verdict in the amount of $938. This verdict was vacated by the trial court and a new trial granted upon the ground of excessive damages appearing to have been given under the influence of passion or prejudice. We affirmed on appeal by plaintiff. See Stene v. Hillgren, 77 S.D. 165, 88 N.W.2d 109. A second trial followed in which the jury awarded…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kunz v. JohnsonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1953
- Bogue v. GundersonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1912
- Baumgartner's Electric Construction Co. v. De VriesSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1958
- Stene v. HillgrenSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1958
- Knutsen v. DilgerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1934
3Cited by21 opinions
- Don M. Davis, as of the Estate of Ethlyn M. Davis, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Hannahs v. NoahSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1968
- Grynberg v. Citation Oil & Gas Corp.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
- Biegler v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 2001
- Schaffer v. Edward D. Jones & Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
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