RISSE v. MEEKS

No. 20184.

585 N.W.2d 875 (1998)

1998 SD 112

Art RISSE, Bonnie Risse, and Juanita Page, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. James MEEKS, Elsie Meeks, Amy Toczek, et al., Defendants and Appellees.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Reassigned August 13, 1998.

Opinion Decided November 10, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph A. Kemnitz, Philip, for plaintiffs and appellants.

Charles Abourezk of Abourezk Law Offices, Rapid City, for defendants and appellees.


GILBERTSON, Justice (on reassignment).

[¶ 1.] Landowner sued cattle owners for trespass of cattle and punitive damages. Cattle owners' motion to dismiss was granted on the issue of punitive damages because the trial court held it did not have subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm.

FACTS

[¶ 2.] Art Risse, Bonnie Risse, and Juanita Page (collectively referred to as Risses) are non-Indians residing on deeded land in Bennett County, South...

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