South Dakota Supreme Court Opinions Archives

ESTES v. PABST, 694 N.W.2d 721 (S.D. 2004)

ESTES v. PABST. No. 23178.Supreme Court of South Dakota. October 12, 2004. Affirmed (APF).

STATE v. PECORARO, 705 N.W.2d 265 (S.D. 2005)

STATE v. PECORARO. No. 23426.Supreme Court of South Dakota. September 6, 2005. Affirmed (SLT).

SIOUX FALLS SCHOOL DIST. v. KOUPAL, 526 N.W.2d 248 (1994)

SIOUX FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Renee KOUPAL, Defendant and Appellant. No. 18670.Supreme Court of South Dakota.Argued September 12, 1994. Decided December 21, 1994. Rehearing Denied January 25, 1995. Appeal from the Circuit Court, Sixth Judicial Circuit, Hughes County, Steven L. Zinter, J. Page 249 Michael L. Luce of Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz Smith, […]

SPERLING v. McCOOK COUNTY, 73 S.D. 361 (1950)

43 N.W.2d 232 STATE ex rel. SPERLING, Respondent, v. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF McCOOK COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA et al., Defendants, and Burnham, Appellant. File No. 9130.Supreme Court of South Dakota. Opinion filed June 8, 1950. Appeal from Circuit Court of McCook County; Hon. John T. Medin, Judge. Petition for writ of certiorari to test […]

PERSCHE v. JONES, 387 N.W.2d 32 (1986)

Matthew E. PERSCHE, Executor of the Estate of Ernest A. Persche, Also Known as Ernest Persche, Deceased; and Matthew E. Persche, Individually; and Erna Persche, Individually, Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. Arthur W. JONES, Individually, and the Tri-State National Bank, Defendants and Appellants. No. 14993.Supreme Court of South Dakota.Argued February 10, 1986. Decided April 30, 1986. […]

IN RE MEHRER, 273 N.W.2d 194 (1979)

In re Michael Richard MEHRER. No. 12382.Supreme Court of South Dakota.Argued September 15, 1978. Decided January 5, 1979. Appeal from the Circuit Court, Hughes County, Sixth Judicial Circuit, Robert A. Miller, J. Page 195 Judith A. Atkinson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Pierre, for plaintiff and appellant, State of South Dakota; William J. Janklow, Atty. Gen., Pierre, […]

BUHL v. BAK, 400 N.W.2d 903 (1987)

Harvey BUHL, G.R. Anderson, and Thomas M. Maher, individually and doing business as BAM, a partnership, Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. Robert BAK, Doing Business as Bak Construction, Defendant, and John Bothwell, Defendant and Appellant. No. 15113.Supreme Court of South Dakota.Considered on Briefs September 18, 1986. Decided February 18, 1987. Rehearing Denied March 30, 1987. Appeal […]

DAKOTA, MN E.R. v. ACUITY, 2006 SD 72

720 N.W.2d 655 DAKOTA, MINNESOTA EASTERN RAILROAD CORPORATION, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. ACUITY, a Mutual Insurance Co. f/k/a Heritage Mutual Insurance Company, d/b/a Heritage Insurance, Defendant and Appellant. No. 23601.Supreme Court of South Dakota.Argued March 21, 2006. Decided August 9, 2006. Appeal from the Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit, Beadle County, Robert L. Timm, J. […]

HEARTLAND STATE BANK v. AMERICAN BANK, 2010 SD 83

791 N.W.2d 638 HEARTLAND STATE BANK, a South Dakota Banking Corporation, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. AMERICAN BANK TRUST, a South Dakota Banking Corporation f/k/a Hand County State Bank, Defendant and Appellee. No. 25573.Supreme Court of South Dakota.Considered on Briefs August 24, 2010. Decided October 27, 2010. Appeal from the Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit, Hand […]

WORDEN v. FARMERS STATE CO., INC., 349 N.W.2d 37 (1984)

Twila WORDEN, as Administratrix of the Estate of Harold Duane Worden, Deceased, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. The FARMERS STATE CO., INC. and Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Co., Defendants and Appellees. No. 14316.Supreme Court of South Dakota.Considered on Briefs February 24, 1984. Decided May 16, 1984. Appeal from the Circuit Court, Sixth Judicial Circuit, Tripp County, […]

BOSHART v. NATIONAL BEN. ASSN., 65 S.D. 260 (1937)

273 N.W. 7 BOSHART, Respondent, v. NATIONAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION, INC., Appellant. File No. 7939.Supreme Court of South Dakota. Opinion filed April 28, 1937. 1. Appeal and Error. Order refusing to vacate judgment is appealable under statute relating to appeals from orders affecting substantial rights (Rev. Code 1919, § 3168, subd. 2). 2. Appeal and Error. […]

IN RE SWANSON’S ESTATE, 67 S.D. 371 (1940)

293 N.W. 361 In Re SWANSON’S ESTATE NELSON, Appellant, v. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK TRUST CO., OF SIOUX FALLS, et al, Respondents File No. 8333.Supreme Court of South Dakota. Opinion filed July 26, 1940. Appeal and Error. An order of the circuit court vacating an order dismissing an appeal from a final decree and amended […]

MATTER OF WILLIAMS, 488 N.W.2d 667 (1992)

In the Matter of the Revocation of the Parole of Willie WILLIAMS III. No. 17719.Supreme Court of South Dakota.Considered on Briefs March 19, 1992. Decided July 1, 1992. Rehearing Denied July 27, 1992. Appeal from the Circuit Court, Minnehaha County, Richard D. Hurd, J. Page 668 Douglas E. Hoffman of Gibbs, Feyder, Myers, Peters Butler, […]

WEBER v. FIRST FEDERAL BANK, 523 N.W.2d 720 (1994)

James F. WEBER, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. FIRST FEDERAL BANK, A Federal Savings Bank of Beresford, South Dakota, and Its Directors Dean Lindstrom, Olga Carlson and C. Wayne Erickson, Defendants and Appellees. No. 18569.Supreme Court of South Dakota.Considered on Briefs May 25, 1994. Reassigned September 2, 1994. Decided November 9, 1994. Appeal from the Circuit […]

SUNFLOUR RAILROAD v. PAULSON, 2003 SD 122

670 N.W.2d 518 SUNFLOUR RAILROAD, INC., Plaintiff and Appellee, v. EUGENE PAULSON, and HEARTLAND ORGANIC FOODS, INC., a South Dakota Corporation, Defendants and Appellants. No. 22642Supreme Court of South Dakota.Considered On Briefs On August 25, 2003 Opinion Filed October 1, 2003 Appeal From The Circuit Court Of The Fifth Judicial Circuit Roberts County, South Dakota. […]