HANTEN v. PALACE BUILDERS, INC.

No. 19522.

558 N.W.2d 76 (1997)

1997 SD 3

Connie HANTEN, Claimant and Appellant, v. PALACE BUILDERS, INC., Employer and Appellee, and Westfield Insurance Company, Insurer and Appellee.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided January 8, 1997.

Rehearing Denied February 7, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Luce and Lori Purcell Fossen of Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz and Smith, Sioux Falls, for claimant and appellant.

J.G. Shultz of Woods, Fuller, Shultz & Smith, Sioux Falls, for appellees.


GILBERTSON, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Connie Hanten appeals the circuit court's order reversing a Department of Labor decision that her tendonitis condition is work-related and therefore compensable. We affirm.

FACTS & PROCEDURE

[¶ 2.] Connie Hanten (Hanten) was employed by Palace Builders, Inc. (Palace) in 1979 as a clerical worker, which, beginning in 1982, involved the use of computers. In 1989, Hanten began developing pain, numbness, and...

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