GRAUEL v. SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES

No. 21251.

619 N.W.2d 260 (2000)

2000 SD 145

George L. GRAUEL, Claimant and Appellant, v. SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY, Employer and Appellee, and State of South Dakota, Insurer and Appellee.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided November 21, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tina Hogue of Finch Bettmann Maks, P.C., Rapid City, SD, Attorneys for claimant and appellant.

Timothy M. Engel of May, Adam, Gerdes and Thompson, Pierre, SD, Attorneys for employer and appellee school.


MILLER, Chief Justice

[¶ 1.] In this appeal, we hold that a workers' compensation claimant failed to establish that his employment was a major contributing cause of his knee condition.

FACTS

[¶ 2.] George L. Grauel worked as a custodian for the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (SDSM & T). He injured his left knee at work on August 8, 1996. Grauel testified that he felt his knee...

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