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POELSTRA v. BASIN ELEC. POWER CO-OP.

No. 19212.

545 N.W.2d 823 (1996)

1996 SD 36

Eugene R. POELSTRA and Joann Poelstra, husband and wife, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. BASIN ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE, Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided April 3, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Mullen of Quaintance, Hauck & Mullen, Sioux Falls, for plaintiffs and appellants.

David A. Gerdes of May, Adam, Gerdes & Thompson, Pierre, for defendant and appellee.

MILLER, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Eugene and Joann Poelstra sued Basin Electric Power Cooperative for its alleged negligent failure to mark electrical power lines. At trial, after Poelstras had rested their case, the trial court granted a directed verdict in favor of Basin Electric. Poelstras appeal. We affirm.

FACTS

[¶ 2] On February 12, 1990, Tim Kennedy was piloting a helicopter and Eugene Poelstra...

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