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Aberle v. Ringhausen

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided December 16, 1992No. 17812PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MILLER, Chief Justice.

R. Daniel Ringhausen (Ringhausen) appeals a trial court order sanctioning his noncompliance with a discovery order by striking his answer to a complaint and directing the entry of a default judgment against him. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

On April 15, 1991, Roger Aberle (Aberle) mailed Ringhausen a summons and complaint raising several causes of action against Ringhausen and three other defendants for an injury sustained while Aberle was an employee of two corporations allegedly operated by Ringhausen. Ringhausen failed to sign an admission of service and, on May 23, the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Magbuhat v. KovarikSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Chittenden & Eastman Co. v. SmithSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1979
  3. Bio-Line Inc. v. WilfleyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1985

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Maynard v. HeerenSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Public Entity Pool for Liability v. ScoreSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2003
  3. State v. GuthrieSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Weisbeck v. HessSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Anderson v. KellerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2007

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