Legal Opinion
Merkwan v. Leckey
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided October 30, 1985No. 14888PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Justice.
This is a civil appeal from a Judgment filed December 12, 1984, which dismissed the present action for damages for alleged rape as being barred by the statute of limitations. We affirm.
Laura M. Merkwan (Merkwan), plaintiff-appellant, alleges that in April 1979, she was raped by Dr. Merwin Leckey (Leckey), defendant-appellee. At that time, Merk-wan was a high school student and Leckey was the veterinarian used by Merkwan’s father. After the alleged incident, Merk-wan became withdrawn and reclusive but she graduated from high school, got married, and has since moved to Park…
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