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Bystander Assumed Risk of Stabbing in Barfight

A bystander who intervened in a barfight showed “heroism” in trying to protect a friend, but a jury could still reasonably conclude that he assumed the risk of being stabbed with a broken beer bottle, the South Dakota Supreme Court has ruled. more

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