South Dakota Statutes
§ 20-11A-5 — Restriction on subjection to exemplary damages.
South Dakota·Title 20 PERSONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS·Ch. 20-11A POWERS AND OBLIGATIONS OF PERSONS OF UNSOUND MIND
A person of unsound mind cannot be subjected to exemplary damages, unless at the time of the act he was capable of knowing that it was wrongful.
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Legislative History
CivC 1877, § 24; CL 1887, § 2523; RCivC 1903, § 24; RC 1919, § 90; SDC 1939, § 30.0805; SDCL § 27A-2-5.
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