Legal Opinion
Ritter v. Johnson
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided January 23, 1991No. 16982PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SABERS, Justice.
Ritter appeals a judgment against his cause of action in tort against Johnson.
FACTS
On January 16, 1986, truck driver Ritter was hauling rock from a quarry near Spencer, South Dakota to Ft. Randall Dam. As he was heading west on Highway 18, near the dam, Ritter turned off onto a muddy service road that led down and west across the face of the dam to the place where he was to dump the rocks. Ritter stopped with the wheels of his trailer still on the shoulder of Highway 18 because another vehicle partially blocked the turnoff. While Ritter was stopped, the project boss approached…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- New York v. BurgerSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Bego v. GordonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1987
- Nishiyama v. Dickson CountyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- Betsy A. Jennings v. Ilus W. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- State v. BartonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2001
- Brishky v. StateSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
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