Opinion ID: 900151
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: facts

Text: [¶ 2.] Myears was injured on August 9, 1992, as he drove on a county road north of Lake Andes in Charles Mix County. The road was under construction at the time, and Myears alleges no center line or other devices or warnings controlled traffic. An oncoming car strayed into his path and collided with him, resulting in the death of the other driver. Myears and his wife retained Richard Hilleren, a Minnesota lawyer unlicensed in South Dakota. On October 19, 1992, Hilleren sent a notice letter to the county engineer, who submitted it to the county auditor and the state's attorney, who in turn referred it to the county commission. [1] At an executive session on November 2, 1992, the commission denied Myears' claim in the following resolution: