A.M. FARMS v. COUNTY OF CODINGTON

No. 24993.

765 N.W.2d 550 (2009)

2009 SD 28

A.M. FARMS, Dan Miller; Gabriel Aberle; Tom Aljoe; Richard Becking; Todd Becking; William Becking; Bergh Farms; Larry Bergh; Phil Bergh; John Blais and Nancy Blais; Tim Boerger; Larry Borkhuis; Don Brandriet; Roger Brandriet; Doug Brandriet; Merlin Bunde; Stan Busskohl; Carpenter Farms; Richard Carpenter; Robbie Carpenter; Chuck Clausen; Brian Comes; Jim Comes; William A. Comes; Tom Dagel; David DeBerg; DeBerg Farms, Inc.; Richard DeBerg; Justin DeBerg; John P. Devine; Lorraine Devine; Alan Elshere; Anton Feyereisen; Michael C. Fischer; Fox's Angus Farms; Mark Fox; GTV Land & Cattle Co.; Jerry Grotewold; Wayne Gronseth; Larry Halse; Hansen & Carpenter; Richard Carpenter; T. Lee Hansen; Hanten Bros.; Leroy Hanten; Lenus Hanten; Leon Hanten; Hanten's Dairy, Inc.; Todd Hanten; John H. Hanten; Michael Henrichs; Dwayne Hlavacek; Mark Haverstadt; Elmer Hupf; Bryan L. Jalbert; Lynn A. Johnson; Lynn E. Johnson; Anthony Kahnke; Chad Kahnke; Daniel J. Kahnke; James T. Kahnke; Larry Kahnke, Terry Kahnke; Korth Farms; Kelvin Korth; Kim Korth; Joel Koustrup; Nick & Matt Kranz, Inc.; Matthew S. Kranz; Bob Lenards; Jeff Lenards; Don LeVake; Mike LeVake; David Lindner; Cheryl H. Lindner; William E. Lindner; Clayton Maag; Donald L. Maag; Gary L. Maag; Harlan Maag; Leon Maag; Lowell Maag; Lynford Maag; Michael Maag; Steven Maag; Mack Brothers; Nicholas Mack; Virgil Mack; Lee Mack; Anton Mack; Donald Mack; Emil Mack; Mack Farms; Leon P. Mack; Marc R. Mack; Bruce W. Mack; Melvin Mack; Michael J. Mack; Ramona Mack; Donald L. McClung; Meseberg Bros. Dairy; Larry Meseberg; Darwin Meseberg; Daniel Meseberg; L. Mae Meseberg; MoDak Dairy, Inc.; Greg Moes; Roger Mohr; Craig J. Monnens; Clyde Morrison; Ryan Moyer; Charles A. Noeldner; Donald Nogelmeier; Jason Orthaus; Wayne Peterson; Todd Pieper; William Pieper; Popham Bros.; Duane Popham; Darrell Popham; RBM Livestock LLC; Mike Bergh; Ryan Bergh; Jerome E. Radtke; Kenneth Raml; Tom Raml; Vincent Raml; Ries Bros. LLC; Dale Ries; Doug Rislov; Robbins Bros., Inc.; Mike Robbins; Jim Robbins; William Roe; S & W Farms; Greg Wall; David Strang; Jeff Schaack; Schleusner Dairy; Louie Schleusner; Eugene Schleusner; Dennis Schmeling; Randall D. Schmeling; LaVerne Schmig; Rick Schmig; Charles Schurman; Mark Simon; Merrill Simon; Sioux River Dairy, Inc.; Jim Czech; South View Dairy, Inc.; Tom Tesch; Dale Tesch; Leon Spartz; Louis L. Stein Trust, Steve Horning; Ordean R. Stern; Brian T. Stoltenburg; Rolla Stoltenburg; Larry Stricherz; Greg Wall; Richard T. Sturm; Tina Sturm; Marlyn O. Taecker; Dale Tesch; Ferdinand R. Tesch Estate, Carol R. Tesch, PR; LeRoy Tesch; Phillip Tesch; Tony Tesch; David Thyen; Dennis Thyen; Thyen Farms; Jim Thyen; Frank Tschakert; Lyle Tschakert; Valley View Farms, Inc.; Tom Reichling; Dion Van Well; Gerald Van Well; Vic Van Well; Neil Vietzke; Jason Wagner; Larry Wasland d/b/a Grazing Acres Dairy; Weber Brothers; Richard M. Weber; Steven H. Weber; Roger Weber; Jeffrey Wensing; Willow Creek Dairy, Inc.; Robert Endres; Doug Wishard; Virgil Wishard; Michael J. Zaug; Dale Zemlicka; Daron Zemlicka; Dewey Zemlicka; Dwight Zemlicka; Lonnie Zemlicka; Rodney Zemlicka; James C. Zerfas; and Jackie Zubke, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. COUNTY OF CODINGTON, a subdivision of the State of South Dakota, Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided April 22, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond D. Rylance of Wiles & Rylance, Watertown, SD, Attorneys for plaintiffs and appellants.

Jack H. Hieb of Richardson, Wyly, Wise Sauck & Hieb, LLP, Aberdeen, SD, Attorneys for defendant and appellee.


KONENKAMP, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Plaintiff livestock producers brought suit against Codington County asserting that the county breached its duty to properly follow disaster declaration procedures set forth by the South Dakota Division of Emergency Management. Codington County moved for summary judgment on the ground that its decisions were discretionary. The circuit court agreed and granted the county summary judgment. We affirm because under the facts of this case...

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