CHRISTENSON v. BERGESON

No. 23107.

688 N.W.2d 421 (2004)

2004 SD 113

Suzanne CHRISTENSON, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Rodney BERGESON, Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided October 13, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Bornitz of Cutler & Donahoe, L.L.P., Sioux Falls, for plaintiff and appellant.

Michael J. Schaffer, Sioux Falls, for defendant and appellee.


GILBERTSON, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1.] Suzanne Christenson brought suit against Rodney Bergeson alleging Bergeson negligently operated his motor vehicle, which resulted in a rear-end collision that injured Christenson. Christenson's motion for directed verdict on the issue of Bergeson's negligence and Christenson's lack of contributory negligence were denied by the trial court. The jury subsequently returned a special verdict for Bergeson, finding he was not negligent...

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