S.D. Codified Laws § 21-3A-1.1
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Purposes of chapter
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The purposes of this chapter are to fully and fairly compensate injured parties as well as to:
(1) Alleviate some of the practical problems incident to unpredictability of large future losses;
(2) Effectuate more precise awards of damages for actual losses;
(3) Pay damages as the trier of fact finds the losses will accrue; and
(4) Assure that payments of damages more nearly serve the purposes for which they are awarded.
Source: SL 1986, ch 163, § 15, as added by SL 1988, ch 181, § 1.
(1) Alleviate some of the practical problems incident to unpredictability of large future losses;
(2) Effectuate more precise awards of damages for actual losses;
(3) Pay damages as the trier of fact finds the losses will accrue; and
(4) Assure that payments of damages more nearly serve the purposes for which they are awarded.
Source: SL 1986, ch 163, § 15, as added by SL 1988, ch 181, § 1.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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