South Dakota Supreme Court, 2015

The South Dakota Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court’s divorce decree, holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in allocating the tax‑lien interest and penalties to the husband, ordering the husband to pay all mortgage‑related expenses, granting spousal support for ten years after the home’s…

The South Dakota Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court’s findings that Akers breached the improvement purchase agreement and that Casper’s damages and mitigation evidence were sufficient, but reversed the court’s prejudgment‑interest calculation and remanded for a factual determination of the loss date, overruling…

The court affirmed summary judgment for the credit union and Sholes, holding that McLean's power of attorney did not clearly and unmistakably authorize Studt to engage in self-dealing by changing the CD's payable-on-death beneficiary to himself.