Opinion ID: 2002178
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Heading: automobile damage

Text: The vehicle was owned by appellant Marjorie Schaub. She testified that the difference in the value before the accident and after the accident was $800. An estimate for repair of the vehicle was $816.07. Officer Myhre at the scene of the accident estimated the damage on his official report at $25. The undisputed testimony of appellee establishes that she was traveling from five to ten miles per hour when she struck the rear bumper. Both appellee and her adult passenger testified that they did not see any damage to the Schaub vehicle. The vehicle was driven away from the accident, used every day, and no estimate obtained until nine months later on September 21, 1979. Another lawsuit was brought for damages to the same vehicle arising out of another incident, and a later estimate obtained in connection with that claim showed damage to the right door, an area also claimed by appellants to be damaged in the instant accident which was not disclosed on the September 21, 1979 estimate. Appellee described the collision as a slight bump, which resulted in no damage to her vehicle except for leaving a mark on her bumper. Her adult passenger testified that it was just like bumper to bumper, a bump. Mrs. Schaub claimed damage to the rear bumper. However, appellee presented a picture of the bumper in evidence and requested Mrs. Schaub to place an X on the bumper where she claimed a dent. She placed an X on the bumper. If there is a dent on the bumper, it does not appear in the picture. In viewing the testimony favorable to the verdict, we conclude the jury could have found no damage to the automobile. The jury had the duty to resolve this conflicting testimony. Kamp Dakota, Inc. v. Salem Lumber Co., Inc., 89 S.D. 696, 237 N.W.2d 180 (1975).