Kephart v. Backhaus

312 N.W.2d 473 (1981)

Harold KEPHART, Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

LeRoy BACKHAUS, As Guardian Ad Litem of John Backhaus, Defendant and Appellee.

No. 13286.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Considered on Briefs August 11, 1981.

Decided November 18, 1981.

Charles Rick Johnson of Johnson, Johnson & Eklund, Gregory, for plaintiff and appellant.

Richard D. Hagerty, Yankton, for defendant and appellee.

WOLLMAN, Chief Justice.

Following a trial to the court, appellant was awarded $2,666.04 for damages sustained in an automobile accident. We affirm.

Appellee admitted liability for the collision, which occurred at…