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JACKSON v. VAN BUSKIRK

No. 15763.

424 N.W.2d 148 (1988)

Richard M. JACKSON, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Merlyn J. VAN BUSKIRK, Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided May 25, 1988.

Rehearing Denied June 29, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald J. Wheeler of Wheeler Law Office, Huron, for plaintiff and appellant.

Daniel R. Fritz of Maloney, Kolker, Fritz, Hogan & Johnson, Aberdeen, for defendant and appellee.

WUEST, Chief Justice.

Richard M. Jackson appeals from an order granting a directed verdict to Merlyn J. Van Buskirk in this negligence action. We affirm.

Jackson is 60 years old and was a salesman in the construction industry for many years. But in August of 1983, Jackson went to work for Van Buskirk, his son-in-law, as a farm laborer. One of Jackson's duties was to assemble and install an overhead garage door in one of the farm buildings. Two other employees...

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