ANDERSON v. JOHNSON

No. 16364.

441 N.W.2d 675 (1989)

Harlan ANDERSON and Mary Anderson, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. Kevin Eugene JOHNSON, and Tarr, Inc., A South Dakota Corporation d/b/a Servall Towel & Linen Supply, Defendants and Appellees.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided May 31, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Burns of Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun, Sioux Falls, for plaintiffs and appellants.

Gary P. Thimsen and Sara L. Burnette of Woods, Fuller, Shultz & Smith, Sioux Falls, for defendants and appellees.


MILLER, Justice.

In this opinion, we affirm a judgment based on a defendant's jury verdict in an automobile personal injury suit and hold (1) that the trial court did not err in refusing to instruct the jury on the assured clear distance rule, and (2) that statements and argument by defendant's counsel did not constitute prejudicial error.

FACTS

In December 1984, Harlan Anderson (Anderson) was injured in a two-car accident when the vehicle he was...

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