South Dakota Supreme Court, 2016

73 opinions

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Bryon James FISCHER, Defendant and Appellant 2016-01-06
Dorothy SMIZER, individually and as personal representative of the Estate of Harlan Smizer, deceased, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Christina DREY, Defendant and Appellee 2016-01-06
STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Tammy Jean KVASNICKA, Defendant and Appellant 2016-01-06
ESTATE OF Jacquelyn CARD, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Curtis CARD, Defendant and Appellant 2016-01-13
STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Christopher CHIPPS, Defendant and Appellant 2016-01-27
STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Jeremias HERNANDEZ, Defendant and Appellant 2016-01-27
Lynn FOSTER-NASER, Individually and as Special Administrator of the Estate of Travis J. Naser, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. AURORA COUNTY, South Dakota, Defendant and Appellee, and Douglas County, South Dakota, Defendant 2016-01-27
In the Matter of the SALES TAX LIABILITY OF USA TIRE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC. 389 West Steamboat Dr. Dakota Dunes, SD 57049 License No. 1012-7443-ST 2016-01-27
STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Troy Lee REINHARDT, Defendant and Appellant 2016-02-03
STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Joseph Allen GOLLIHER-WEYER, Defendant and Appellant 2016-02-03
Dawn GORES, individually and as conservator of Haley Gores, and Haley Gores individually, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. Lisa A. MILLER, M.D., and Yankton Surgical Associates, P.C., Defendants and Appellees 2016-02-03
STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Ronald Ray FISCHER, Jr., Defendant and Appellant 2016-02-03
Marlen J. LASKA and Patricia A. Laska, Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. Jerry BARR, Pat Cole and Gerrit Juffer, Defendants and Appellants 2016-02-10
James Anthony ONEILL, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Richard Dean ONEILL, Defendant and Appellee 2016-02-24
STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Dominic Contino LADU, Defendant and Appellant 2016-02-24
STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Kevin James RICE, Defendant and Appellant 2016-03-02
Herman KLEINSASSER, Petitioner and Appellant, v. Doug WEBER, Warden, South Dakota State Penitentiary, Respondent and Appellee 2016-03-02
LAKE HENDRICKS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION; City of Hendricks, Minnesota; and Norris Patrick, Petitioners and Appellants, v. BROOKINGS COUNTY PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION; Brookings County Planning & Zoning Commission Sitting as the Brookings County Board of Adjustment; Michael Crinion; Killeskillen, LLC; and LC Olson, LLP, Respondents and Appellees 2016-03-02
Herman KLEINSASSER, Petitioner and Appellant, v. Doug WEBER, Warden, South Dakota State Penitentiary, Respondent and Appellee. 2016-03-02
BLACK HILLS EXCAVATING SERVICES, INC., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. RETAIL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC., Defendant, Third-Party Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Mitchell E. Morris, Third-Party Defendant 2016-03-09
STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Rocky Thomas TRAVERSIE, Defendant and Appellant 2016-03-09
Antonio AGUILAR, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Brittany Lee AGUILAR, Defendant, and Tosha Smith, Intervener and Appellee 2016-03-09
In re PETITION FOR DECLARATORY RULING RE SDCL 62-1-1(6) 2016-03-09
In the Matter of the ADOPTION OF A.A.B., minor child. In the Matter of the Adoption of B.A.B., minor child 2016-03-09
STATE of North Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Bo Tyler JAMES, Defendant and Appellant 2016-03-15
STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Corey D. KAUFMAN, Defendant and Appellant 2016-03-16
STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Terron R. OLSON, Defendant and Appellant 2016-03-16
Michael A. GIBSON, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. GIBSON FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP and Delores Gibson, Defendants and Appellees 2016-03-23
In re the Request of Governor Dennis DAUGAARD for An Advisory Opinion In the Matter of the Interpretation of South Dakota Constitution Article XI, § 2 In re the Request of Governor Dennis Daugaard for An Advisory Opinion In the Matter of the Interpretation of South Dakota Constitution Article VIII, § 16 2016-03-24
Erin AGETON, Appellant, v. Marty J. JACKLEY, in his capacity as South Dakota Attorney General, Appellee 2016-03-30
In the Matter of the Estate of Edward F. BICKEL, Deceased 2016-03-30
Christina KOLBACH, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Joseph KOLBACH, Defendant and Appellant 2016-03-30
STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Jeremiah Badit LIAW, Defendant and Appellant 2016-04-06
STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Maurice SANDERS, Defendant and Appellant 2016-04-06
Barry Thomas PITT-HART, MD, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. SANFORD USD MEDICAL CENTER, Defendant and Appellee 2016-04-13
STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Braiden McCAHREN, Defendant and Appellant 2016-04-20
Richard KARST and Susan Karst, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. SHUR-COMPANY n/k/a Shorma Company and Wilson Trailer Company, Defendants and Appellees 2016-04-20
GUARDIANSHIP and Conservatorship OF Mary D. NOVOTNY also known as Mary Novotny, a Protected Person 2016-04-20
Tyler Neil ERICKSON, Petitioner, v. Austin Richard EARLEY, Respondent and Appellant 2016-04-20
Jacob J. STARK, Petitioner and Appellant, v. Douglas WEBER, Warden of the South Dakota State Penitentiary, Respondent and Appellee 2016-04-27
James Duane RILEY, Applicant and Appellant, v. Darin YOUNG, Warden of the South Dakota State Penitentiary, Respondent and Appellee 2016-04-27
STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Steven PURSLEY, Defendant and Appellant 2016-05-11
STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Jay Alan AINSWORTH, Defendant and Appellant 2016-05-11
Margaret UPELL, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. DEWEY COUNTY COMMISSION, Defendant and Appellee, and Moreau-Grand Electric Cooperative, Inc., Intervenor and Appellee 2016-05-18
STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Cleve Robert JANIS, Jr., Defendant and Appellant 2016-05-18
In the Matter of the MARVIN M. SCHWAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, Mark Schwan and Paul Schwan, as members of the Trustee Succession Committee of the Marvin M. Schwan Charitable Foundation, Petitioners and Appellants, v. Lawrence Burgdorf, Keith Boheim, Kent Raabe, Gary Stimac, and Lyle Fahning, as Trustees of the Marvin M. Schwan Charitable Foundation, Respondents and Appellees 2016-05-18
The PEOPLE of the State of South Dakota IN the INTEREST OF A.B., Child, and Concerning R.B. and T.B.E., Respondents 2016-05-18
TRI-CITY ASSOCIATES, L.P., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. BELMONT, INC., a South Dakota Corporation and Joseph Z. Erba, Defendants and Appellees 2016-06-01
BLACK HILLS TRUCK & TRAILER, INC., License No. 1020-0886-ST, Dakota Volvo Trucks, Inc., License No. 1015-3946-ST, North Cliff Used & Rebuilt Truck Parts, Inc., License No. 1016-4988-ST, SFK Leasing, Inc., License No. 1015-0596-ST, Sioux Falls Kenworth, Inc., License No. 1015-4684-ST, Sioux Falls Trailer Sales, Inc. (Sioux Falls, SD), License No. 1016-0511-ST, and Sioux Falls Trailer Sales, Inc. (Watertown, SD), License No. 1016-0513-ST, Appellants, v. SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, Appellee 2016-06-22
LAKE HENDRICKS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION; City of Hendricks, Minnesota; and Norris Patrick, Petitioners and Appellants, v. BROOKINGS COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION; Brookings County Planning and Zoning Commission Sitting as the Brookings County Board of Adjustment; Michael Crinion; Killeskillen, LLC, Respondents and Appellees, and LC Olson, LLP, Respondent 2016-06-28
STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Raymond M. MARTINEZ, Defendant and Appellant 2016-07-06
Michael A. MAGNER and Denise W. Williams, Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. Glenn J. BRINKMAN and Susan Brinkman d/b/a Brinkman Arabian Stables, jointly and severally, Defendants and Appellants 2016-07-13
Richard PAPOUSEK and Lorayna Papousek, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. DE SMET FARM MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH DAKOTA, Defendant and Appellee 2016-07-20
Brody HEITMANN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Appellee 2016-07-20
Troy KERN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Appellee 2016-07-20
Minnehaha County Sheriff Mike MILSTEAD, Appellant, and State of South Dakota, Appellant, v. Emily Lou SMITH, Appellee 2016-07-27
Minnehaha County Sheriff Mike MILSTEAD, Appellant, and State of South Dakota, Appellant, v. Joseph Patrick JOHNSON, Appellee 2016-07-27
STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Lisa Beth SLOTSKY, Defendant and Appellant 2016-07-27
STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Timothy J. BARITEAU, Defendant and Appellant 2016-08-03
STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Apolinar LERMA, Defendant and Appellee 2016-08-17
Brad WEDEL, Helene Wedel, Willard Wallman, Jeremy Wallman, Kristi Wallman, Bill Hornig, Wenda Hornig, Rod Hornig, Nathan Hornig, Jim Hornig, Patty Hornig, Jim Gross, Patty Gross and Eric Gross, Petitioners and Appellees, v. BEADLE COUNTY COMMISSION, Beadle County Commission Sitting as the Beadle County Board of Adjustment, Denis Drake, Rick Benson, Tom Hansen, Linda Marcus, Larry Mattke, Respondents and Appellants, and Westside Gilts Re, LLC, Respondent 2016-08-17
In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Lorraine Isburg FLAWS, Deceased 2016-08-31
In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Charles C. COLOMBE, deceased. Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Wesley Colombe, as Personal Representative for the Charles C. Colombe Estate, Defendant and Appellant 2016-08-31
In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Lorraine Isburg FLAWS, Deceased 2016-08-31
STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Yolanda Marie FLOWERS, Defendant and Appellant 2016-09-14
James Jake MORDHORST, Appellant, v. DAKOTA TRUCK UNDERWRITERS AND RISK ADMINISTRATION SERVICES, Appellees 2016-09-28
In the Matter of the Maurice M. RICARD FAMILY TRUST 2016-09-28
STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Keith Waynemclain HORNED EAGLE, Defendant and Appellant 2016-09-28
Dr. Sonia HERNANDEZ, D.O., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. AVERA QUEEN OF PEACE HOSPITAL (AQOP) and Dr. Joe Krall, Optometrist, in his official capacity and personally, Defendants and Appellees 2016-09-28
Ron UNDERHILL, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Rocky MATTSON, Barbara Mattson, Carmen Walton and all Occupants who have or Claim any Interest or Estate in or Lien or Encumbrance upon the Premises Described in the Complaint, Defendants and Appellees 2016-09-28
Steve HYDE, Kathy Hyde, Clark Guthmiller, Lisa Guthmiller, Warren Wilson, Sherri Wilson, Jim Thibodeau, Dan Leonard, Larry Wilcox, Richard Hyde and Cheryl Hyde, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. SULLY COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, Defendant and Appellee, and Ring-Neck Energy & Feed, LLC, a South Dakota Limited Liability Company, Intervenor and Appellee 2016-09-28
BRANT LAKE SANITARY DISTRICT, a political subdivision of the State of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Steven L. THORNBERRY and Gloria Thornberry, Defendants and Appellees 2016-09-28
Kelly Jo STREIER f/k/a Kelly Jo Pike, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Jeffrey A. PIKE, Defendant and Appellant 2016-10-05