THORSNESS v. DASCHLE

Nos. 12645 to 12652, 12657, 12658, 12660, 12663 and 12679.

285 N.W.2d 590 (1979)

Leo K. THORSNESS, Plaintiff, v. Thomas DASCHLE, Defendant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

November 27, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven L. Jorgensen of Willy, Pruitt, Matthews & Jorgensen, Sioux Falls, for plaintiff.

Lawrence L. Piersol of Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, Sioux Falls, for defendant; Michael L. Luce, Sioux Falls, on brief.


HENDERSON, Justice.

This Court has previously decided that it is empowered to conduct a post-election review of the Thorsness-Daschle election to the United States Congress. See Thorsness v. Daschle, 279 N.W.2d 166 (S.D.1979). The review has now been completed. We determine that Daschle won.

Subsequent to our initial decision herein, this Court held a conference with counsel for the parties to narrow the issues presented...

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