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Keller v. MerkelKeller v. Merkel

South Dakota Supreme Court
Oct 11, 1950
File 9138
Reporters:
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Before:
Per Curiam
PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff recovered judgment against the defendant for an assault and battery. Defendant has appealed. The judgment must be ‍‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‍affirmed.

The sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict of the jury is not questioned. However, we have read the entire transcript of the testimony in considering appellant’s assignments of error relating to the rulings of the trial ‍‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‍court on evidence. After such consideration of the transcript we *478 are convinced that no prejudicial error is disclosed in the court’s admission or rejection of the testimony.

The other assignments relate to the giving of certain instructions by the trial ‍‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‍court and to the refusal of the trial court to give certain requested instructions. No exceptions were taken to any instructions of the court nor did defendant except to the refusal of the court to give requested ‍‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‍instructions. Under this record, therefore, the trial court’s instructions became the law of the case and no question concerning the instructions is before this court. SDC 33.1318 and SDC 33.1601. Counts v. Kary, 67 S.D. 607, 297 N. W. 442. ‍‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‍See also many cases cited in Dakota Digest, Appeal and Error, Key No. 853.

The judgment appealed from is affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Keller v. Merkel
Court Name: South Dakota Supreme Court
Date Published: Oct 11, 1950
Citations: 44 N.W.2d 208; 73 S.D. 477; 1950 S.D. LEXIS 41; File 9138
Docket Number: File 9138
Court Abbreviation: S.D.
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