VOELLER v. HSBC CARD SERVICES, INC.

No. 26331.

834 N.W.2d 839 (2013)

2013 S.D. 50

Ronald VOELLER, Court-Appointed Personal Representative of the Estate of Julie Diane Tassler and Court-Appointed Guardian of Mitchel Kane Tassler and Kristal Macie Tassler, Minors and Dependants of Deceased Employee, Julie Diane Tassler, Claimants and Appellants, v. HSBC CARD SERVICES, INC. and Chartis Insurance, Employer, Insurer and Appellees.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided July 10, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

N. Dean Nasser, Jr. , Jimmy Nasser of Nasser Law Offices, PC, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Attorneys for claimants and appellants.

Richard L. Travis , Eric D. Denure of May & Johnson, PC, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Attorneys for employer, insurer and appellees.


ZINTER, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Julie Tassler was shot and killed by her estranged husband in the parking lot of her employer. The personal representative of Julie's estate sought worker's compensation benefits for her death. Julie's employer and the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation denied benefits. They ruled that Julie's death did not "arise out of" her employment. The circuit court affirmed. We affirm.

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