Legal Opinion
Dohrman v. Lawrence County
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided July 1, 1966No. File 10276PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOMEYER, Judge.
In this action, plaintiff as special administrator of the estate of Donald Zimmerman, deceased, seeks damages for an alleged wrongful death from the defendants, Lawrence County and its highway superintendent. A motion to dismiss made in the de fendants' answer and heard before trial was granted and the plaintiff appeals.
The complaint alleges the decedent on September 30, 1962, was driving an automobile on a county road about four miles west of Lead, South Dakota; that he was unfamiliar with such road; that at a sharp curve on a steep hill he drove off the road and was killed;…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Holytz v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1962
- Spanel v. Mounds View School District No. 621Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1962
- Harvey v. Clyde Park Dist.Illinois Supreme Court · 1965
- Reaney v. Union CountySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1943
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3Cited by21 opinions
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