STENHOLTZ v. MODICA

No. 12099.

264 N.W.2d 514 (1978)

Lennard C. STENHOLTZ, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Darrell D. MODICA, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided April 6, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Farrell of Willy, Pruitt, Matthews & Jorgensen, Sioux Falls, for plaintiff and respondent.

Robert C. Heege of Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, Sioux Falls, for defendant and appellant.


DUNN, Chief Justice.

This is a personal injury action in which the plaintiff, a building contractor, alleged he was injured while working on the defendant's house as a result of the defendant's negligence in maintaining a dangerous condition and failing to warn of the danger. A jury in the Second Judicial Circuit awarded the plaintiff damages in the amount of $7,000. The defendant appeals from the trial court's judgment...

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