BUCKLEY v. FREDERICKS

No. 12539.

291 N.W.2d 770 (1980)

James BUCKLEY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Steve FREDERICKS, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided April 30, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Burke, Sioux Falls, for plaintiff and appellant; John N. Gridley, III of Gridley, Nasser & Arneson, Sioux Falls, on brief.

Lyle J. Wirt of Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, Sioux Falls, for defendant and respondent.


PER CURIAM.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion when it admitted defendant's expert testimony concerning the speed of his car. We hold that there was no abuse of discretion and affirm the judgment.

Shortly after midnight on May 25, 1974, four young men were involved in a one car accident on Lincoln County Highway 117. The car, driven by defendant Steve Fredericks, missed a curve, rolled over, and ended up in a ditch.<...

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