S.D. Codified Laws § 21-3-14

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Local law where personal injury occurs determines survival of claim

Official statutory text

In any action arising out of an injury to the person, the local law of the state where the injury occurs determines whether a claim for damages survives the death of the party sought to be held liable or of the injured person. For purposes of this section, the place where the injury occurs is the place where the forces causing the injury first result in actionable injury to the injured person.

Source: SL 2011, ch 112, § 1.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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