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DAIRYLAND INS. CO. v. WYANT

No. 17412.

474 N.W.2d 514 (1991)

DAIRYLAND INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Sharon WYANT, Ian Flockhart, and Sandra Flockhart, Appellees.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided September 4, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Frankman, Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, Sioux Falls, for appellant.

Anthony E. Crawford, Crawford Law Office, Rapid City, for appellee, Sharon Wyant.

Leah J. Fjerstad, Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun, P.C., Rapid City, for appellees, Ian and Sandra Flockhart.

SABERS, Justice.

Insurer appeals from a summary judgment requiring it to pay the punitive damages awarded against its insured.

Facts

On the afternoon of January 8, 1988, following a morning of heavy drinking by Sharon Wyant, her vehicle crossed the median of an interstate highway and struck the vehicle of Ian Flockhart which was traveling in the opposite direction. A jury awarded Flockhart $15,516.70 in compensatory damages and $30,000 in...

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