SMALL v. McKENNAN HOSP.

No. 15342.

403 N.W.2d 410 (1987)

Donovan SMALL, As the Special Administrator of the Estate of Teresa Small, Deceased, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. The McKENNAN HOSPITAL, Art Canary, and Don Kinder, Defendants and Appellees.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided April 1, 1987.

Rehearing Denied May 7, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rick Johnson of Johnson, Eklund & Davis, Gregory, for plaintiff and appellant; Gregory A. Eiesland of Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun, Rapid City, on brief.

Paul T. Barnett of Siegel, Barnett & Schutz, Sioux Falls, for defendant and appellee McKennan Hosp.

John W. Bastian, Asst. Atty. Gen., Pierre, for defendants and appellees Art Canary and Don Kinder; Mark V. Meierhenry, Atty. Gen., Pierre, on brief.


MORGAN, Justice.

Donovan Small (Donovan), plaintiff in this action, appeals from summary judgments granted to defendants McKennan Hospital (Hospital), Art Canary (Canary), and Don Kinder (Kinder). We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

This case stems from the abduction, rape, and murder of Teresa Small (Teresa), the wife of Donovan. At about 7:30 p.m. on the night of October 12, 1982, Teresa was abducted by Rocky Blair as she entered the elevator...

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