WOLFF v. ROYAL INS. CO. OF AMERICA

Nos. 17073, 17087.

472 N.W.2d 233 (1991)

Chris WOLFF; Ruth A. Wolff; Melissa A. Wolff and Julie M. Wolff, Minors, By and Through their Guardian ad litem; Ruth A. WOLFF; Kenneth Kempf; and Don Romeo Agency, Inc., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA; Schenck Insurance Agency, Inc.; and Kenneth F. Schenck; Defendants and Appellees.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided June 12, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas Fosheim, Fosheim & Haberstick, Huron, Tim Engler and Gregory D. Barton, Harding & Ogborn, Lincoln, Neb., for plaintiffs and appellants.

Gary P. Thimsen, Woods, Fuller, Shultz & Smith, P.C., Sioux Falls, for defendants and appellees Schenck Ins. Agency and Kenneth Schenck.

Michael J. Schaffer, Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, Sioux Falls, for defendant and appellee Royal Ins. Co.


HURD, Circuit Judge.

FACTS/PROCEDURAL HISTORY

An accident occurred while workers were dismantling the stage following Wayne Newton's performance at the 1983 South Dakota State Fair. A boom truck collapsed and injured two workers, Chris Wolff (Wolff) and Kenneth Kempf (Kempf). Kempf suffered a broken arm and Wolff was seriously injured and is now permanently disabled. Don Romeo (Romeo) and his son Bob Romeo own Don Romeo Agency, Inc. (Romeo Agency) which...

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