Bearshield v. City of Gregory

MORGAN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court for the Sixth Judicial Circuit reversing the decision of the Director of the Department of Labor determining that respondent’s claim was barred by the statute of limitations contained in SDCL 62-7-35. 1 We affirm the judgment of the circuit court and remand the matter to the Department of Labor for further proceedings.

In the early morning hours of December 13, 1972, a brick was hurled through a window of the police station in Gregory, South Dakota. As a result of the incident, Officer William Bearshield, respondent, who…