MASAD v. Weber

SEVERSON, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Randall and Lori Masad (Plaintiffs) appeal the circuit court’s summary judgment in favor of the South Dakota Department of Corrections (State). The circuit court ruled that Randall Masad’s (Masad) negligence claim was barred by SDCL 3-21-8 and 3-21-9(5), that application of these statutes to bar his claim did not violate the South Dakota Constitution, and that, as a matter of law, Masad was not a third-party beneficiary of the contract between Catering by Marlins, Inc. (CBM) and the State. We reverse in part and affirm in part.

FACTS

[¶2.] For purposes of the motion for…