OLESEN v. SNYDER

No. 12436.

277 N.W.2d 729 (1979)

Edith OLESEN, Special Administratrix of the Estate of Barbara Olesen, Deceased, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Robert Harold SNYDER and Gene Raymond Terland, Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided April 19, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Poches, Jr., Fort Pierre, for plaintiff and appellant.

E. D. Mayer of Riter, Mayer, Hofer & Riter, Pierre, for defendants and respondents.


DUNN, Justice.

This is a wrongful death action brought by the mother of decedent Barbara Olesen as special administratrix of her estate. Plaintiff appeals from the judgment of the trial court dismissing the complaint on a jury verdict in favor of defendants Snyder and Terland. We affirm.

On December 20, 1972, the decedent and Gary Myers accompanied Robert Bennett on an automobile trip from Chamberlain to Mitchell. Shortly after midnight, they endeavored to...

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