Legal Opinion
Bethel v. Janis
District Court, D. South Dakota
Decided September 7, 1984No. Civ. 81-5018PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
DONALD J. PORTER, District Judge.
CASE SUMMARY
Plaintiffs, Florida residents, brought this diversity action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332, against defendant, a South Dakota resident, for damages arising from a two car head-on collision that occurred within the boundaries of the Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation in South Dakota in 1979. Plaintiffs sought damages under the South Dakota Wrongful Death statute, SDCL § 21-5-7, for the deaths of their parents in the accident, in addition to injuries suffered by plaintiffs themselves in the collision. The court, having…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- R.J. Williams Company, Richard J. Williams and Fireman's Fund Insurance Company v. Fort Belknap Housing AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Hoekstra v. HelgelandSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1959
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