SHARKEY v. WASHINGTON NAT. INS. CO.

No. 14517.

373 N.W.2d 421 (1985)

Michael J. SHARKEY, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. WASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided August 21, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Dudley R. Herman of Herman & Wernke, Gregory, for defendant and appellant.


WOLLMAN, Justice.

This is an appeal by Washington National Insurance Company (Company), defendant, from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff, Michael J. Sharkey. We affirm.

Plaintiff's son Leo Sharkey (Sharkey), a native of Winner, South Dakota, obtained employment as an oil field worker in Gillette, Wyoming, on July 21, 1977. He became acquainted with another young South Dakotan, Marvin Schumacher, who was employed by the same firm,...

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