KEPHART v. BACKHAUS

No. 13286.

312 N.W.2d 473 (1981)

Harold KEPHART, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. LeRoy BACKHAUS, As Guardian Ad Litem of John Backhaus, Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided November 18, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Rick Johnson of Johnson, Johnson & Eklund, Gregory, for plaintiff and appellant.

Richard D. Hagerty, Yankton, for defendant and appellee.


WOLLMAN, Chief Justice.

Following a trial to the court, appellant was awarded $2,666.04 for damages sustained in an automobile accident. We affirm.

Appellee admitted liability for the collision, which occurred at the intersection of State Highways 50 and 19 near Vermillion on January 2, 1978. The court awarded appellant $560.04 for damages to his vehicle, $606 for his medical expenses, and $1,500 "for any wages lost due to the accident and for pain and suffering...

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