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ACHTIEN v. CITY OF DEADWOOD

No. 15563.

408 N.W.2d 756 (1987)

Donald J. ACHTIEN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. The CITY OF DEADWOOD, South Dakota, A Municipal Corporation, Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided July 1, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Amundson of Amundson, Fuller & Delaney, Lead, for plaintiff and appellant.

Steven M. Christensen of Mattson, Rachetto & Christensen, Deadwood, for defendant and appellee.

MORGAN, Justice.

Plaintiff and appellant, Donald J. Achtien (Achtien) appeals a decision of the trial court rendered after a court trial. The trial court awarded the City of Deadwood, South Dakota (City), ownership of a bust of "Wild Bill" Hickok (Hickok). We affirm.

At the heart of this dispute is a 3,000-pound twice life size bust of old west legend "Wild Bill" Hickok. The bust of Hickok was carved from a slab of granite by famed sculpter Korczak Ziolkowski...

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