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Flynn v. Lockhart

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided January 25, 1995No. 18736PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KONENKAMP, Justice.

An injured party appeals summary judgment upholding a joint tortfeasor release she earlier signed in a settlement with a separate defendant. We affirm.

FACTS

James Lockhart invited Barbara Flynn to ride in a horse-drawn buggy owned by Robert Mines. After Lockhart and Mines hitched the rig, Lockhart handled the reins. Apparently the rig was fastened improperly: the buggy hit the horse causing it to kick and buck, throwing off all the passengers, including Flynn and Lockhart.

Flynn and Lockhart together retained the same attorney for them individual claims against Mines for…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Wilson v. Great Northern Railway CompanySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1968
  3. Garrett v. BankWest, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Johnson v. Allis Chalmers Corp.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Enchanted World Doll Museum v. BuskohlSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1986

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Holzer v. Dakota Speedway, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Tipton v. Town of TaborSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
  3. LPN Trust v. Farrar Outdoor Advertising, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Thunderstik Lodge, Inc. v. ReuerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Dinsmore v. Piper Jaffray, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1999

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